While states have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to differing extents, a closer examination of Southeast Asia reveals the increasing entrenchment of patron-client relations between the region and China. With some of the lowest […]
Abstract The study of international development through foreign aid and development assistance has been of increased debate in recent years. Studying the discourse of emerging and powerful donors displays various other forms of relevant political […]
ABSTRACT With the increasing movement toward a Taiwan-based politics, there has also been a simultaneous fixation on the role of the state of the Republic of China in Taiwanese politics. In conversation with the normative […]
Abstract This essay focuses on the challenges South Korea faces as a middle power amid the rising tensions with China, Japan, and North Korea. The episode demonstrates policy implications for the South Korean government to […]
The sociopolitical implications of philosophical thought are often paramount in our discussions of their ideas. Ultimately, ancient philosophy has had a profound impact on the ways in which modern academia and society at large view […]
Abstract: Corruption and graft have run rampant throughout the Philippines for decades; limiting the nation’s ability to provide public goods for its people. This article discusses how government officials use public funds for themselves and […]
Taiwan’s Digital Minister Audrey Tang delivered a talk at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy on October 6, 2020. Titled “Digital Democracy and a Global Pandemic: Lessons from Taiwan’s COVID-19 Response,” Tang […]
Abstract: Calls for the Lal Salaam, or “Red Salute,” have echoed across low-development regions of East India for nearly six decades now. The Naxalite-Maoist insurgency has involved sustained and violent conflict by both state and […]
Abstract: This article surveys China’s strategic governance approach to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Beijing’s hallmark foreign policy program, in terms of its implications for the liberal international order. China employs a form of quasi-multilateral […]
Abstract: The ongoing Hong Kong protests have been characterised by the movement’s unprecedented scale as it resists the encroachment of mainland China. As the movement has progressed, protestors have established new uniforms for protest, consisting of […]
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