Asia How Asia perceives China in the context of BRI: Evidence from an Asian poll March 19, 2020 0 Image Credit: Secretary-General Addresses Belt and Road Initiative Forum, Beijing by United Nations Photo/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 By Zhenqing Zheng. Following the end of…
China The proliferation of free trade disagreements (FTDs) November 8, 2019 0 Image Credit: TrumpDiTprotest3" by Global Justice Now , /Flickr; Licence: CC BY 2.0. Written by Jayant Menon. It was not that long ago that trade economists were concerned…
Belt and Road Initiative China and Japan – an unlikely climate partnership? December 13, 2018 0 By Chris G. Pope. On 7 October 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report which focused on the devastating impacts of a…
Asia What if North Korean refugees fleeing war land in Japan? September 27, 2018 0 Written by Anne-Léonore Dardenne. North Korea still Japan’s most serious threat Three months after the symbolic pledge towards peace at the summit meeting in Singapore…
Japan Sexual harassment and the problem of gender inequality in Japan September 6, 2018 0 By Emma Dalton When the news broke in early August that Tokyo Medical University had been altering the entrance examination scores of female candidates, even…
Asia Imperial Retirement Marks the End of an Era for Japan August 28, 2018 0 Written by Anne-Léonore Dardenne. Emperor Akihito expressed his sorrow over the war dead and ‘deep remorse’ for Japan’s role for the last time publicly on…
China China’s Booming ‘Anti-Foreigner’ Business August 8, 2018 0 Written by Jing Sun. Scholars and media pundits have long examined the Chinese government’s efforts in encouraging nationalism among its people. A broad consensus emerged…
Africa Japan and the African Challenge August 2, 2018 0 Written by Anne-Léonore Dardenne. Over the last decade, Africa has undergone a substantial transformation and has attracted the attention of major Asian powers such as…
China Back to the future: Old friends and rivals returning in Malaysia’s ‘new’ foreign policy direction? August 1, 2018 0 Written by Scott Edwards. A change in regime always raises questions over future directions for foreign policy, and this is especially true for Malaysia’s first…
Japan Contemporary Japan-Taiwan Relations in Historical Context July 13, 2018 0 Written by Robert Hoppens. Taiwan has recently become the focus of renewed international concern. The election of President Tsai Ying-wen of the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive…
