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Koen Donatz
- 4 days ago
- 7 min
China's Wolf-Warrior Diplomacy
In the days of Deng Xiaoping, the maintenance of a low profile was the cornerstone of China's diplomacy; there was even a specific...
Veronica Burgstaller
- Oct 12
- 5 min
Taiwan in the World Post-COVID: A Short Re-Evaluation
While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced countries to (literally) close their doors, politics continue behind those doors regardless. For...
Juliette Odolant
- Oct 8
- 9 min
The New Age of Proxy War? Sino-US Strategic Rivalry in the Congo
Over the past decade, sustained Sino-US acrimony has ushered in a new geopolitical division. Trends among commentators and analysts show...
Stewart Knights
- Oct 5
- 6 min
Chinese-British Cooperation for a Green Economy - Fostering a Sensible Strategic Understanding
“China and the UK should foster a sensible strategic understanding of each other. China is not a challenge, threat or rival. The UK side...
James Farquharson
- Sep 30
- 7 min
War and Unpeace: The New Globalism
Among political scholars and commentators, the great sea change in recent years has been the reappraisal of globalisation’s initial...
Jedidja van Boven
- Sep 30
- 3 min
Recap: The STEAR Dialogue - In Conversation with Ambassador Josef Rychtar
On September 30th, STEAR held its second event in The STEAR Dialogue series, in which events focus on more personal, experience-oriented...
Karminn Cheryl Dinney D. Yangot
- Sep 28
- 7 min
When “National” is Not Enough: Non-Traditional Security Issues in Southeast Asia
The concept of security has undergone an organic yet dramatic evolution after the Cold War. “Security” moved from the definitional...
Krista Tammila
- Sep 17
- 7 min
Forgotten States in International Relations: Rediscovering the Heart of the Eurasian Landmass
Introduction Let us start by asking a simple question: What are the most important states in the international system today? Many would...
Nawathas Thasanabanchong
- Sep 7
- 4 min
Recap: The Nuclear Future - An Agenda for Disarmament?
STEAR hosted its latest Guest Speaker Series event on Monday September 6th on the topic of “The Nuclear Future: An Agenda for...
James Farquharson
- Sep 3
- 5 min
Treading the Middle Path: How Middle Powers Fit into China’s Vision of International Relations
Unequal treaties Under President Xi, a leitmotif in Chinese political discourse is the claim that the existing framework of global...
Juliette Odolant
- Aug 27
- 13 min
The Afghanistan Power Vacuum: A Re-calibration of Chinese Foreign Policy
Across the globe, all eyes are fixed on Afghanistan. Following the withdrawal of US and coalition military forces from Afghan territory,...
Daniel Tafelski
- Aug 25
- 2 min
Recap: Migration and Welfare in times of Crisis Panel Discussion
STEAR hosted its next Guest Speaker Series event last Friday on the topic of migration and welfare in times of crisis, a particularly...
Naletha Pangemanan
- Aug 23
- 7 min
The 2021 "Build Back Better World" G7 Summit: Global Recovery or Power Rivalry?
The COVID-19 pandemic has been present among us for almost two years since its outbreak in 2019, resulting in over 200 million cases...
Anja Engen
- Aug 20
- 6 min
The Eurasian Economic Union: A Critical Understanding of Recent Expansive Developments
Introduction The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) has since its establishment on January 1st 2015 sought different forms of expansion. The...
Thu Le
- Aug 12
- 6 min
ASEAN National and Regional Frameworks for Promoting Green Jobs
Introduction Southeast Asia (SEA) is one of the regions that has suffered the most from unchecked environmental calamities caused by...
Caroline Sabater
- Aug 7
- 4 min
Serving Peace on a Plate: How Diplomacy Can Be a Gastronomic Affair
Food is essential to life. It not only fuels our physical bodies but can feed our soul. Food can connect people across time and space,...
Juliet Pegg
- Aug 3
- 2 min
Recap: China in Multilateralism Panel Event
On Friday, STEAR hosted the first event in our Guest Speaker Series on the topic of China’s role in multilateralism. In recent years,...
Quinlan Rijks
- Jul 30
- 10 min
China’s Public Diplomacy at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: Upcoming Success or Imminent Failure?
0. The Relevance of Sports in Diplomacy: A Legacy Dating Back to Antiquity Sport has long fulfilled an important role in politics, both...
Stewart Knights
- Jul 26
- 3 min
Recap: Cultural Launch Event - Reviving Crossways
What we learn shapes who we are. However, precisely what we learn often depends on where we learn. So we, as separate societies learning...
Toby Zwama
- Jul 12
- 7 min
Living in Pollution: Roma and Environmental Injustice
No working sanitation, denied access to water and living in a landfill; this is the reality for many Romani people living in Central and...