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Juliette Odolant
- Apr 8
- 11 min
Deconstructing The Binary Of Government And Civil Society - Taiwan’s g0v
If someone invited you to attend a ‘civic hackers’ event in Taipei, Taiwan, what would your first reaction be? To the untrained ear, your...
James Balzer
- Apr 1
- 8 min
Agile Governance for a Resilient World: A Critique of Traditional Governance in a VUCA Era
Monocentrism in a VUCA Era "We enter the next decade with interest rates at 5,000-year lows, the largest asset bubble in history, a...
Veronica Burgstaller
- Mar 26
- 7 min
An Outlook on the 20th Presidential Term of South Korea
On the 9th of March, South Korea announced candidate Yoon Suk-Yeol as the 20th presidential winner after a neck-and-neck race marred with...
James Farquharson
- Jan 21
- 8 min
Russia’s Borderland Gambits And The ‘Near Abroad’
Since the invasion of Crimea and eastern Ukraine by Russian forces and ensign-less troops in 2014, the threat of Russian intervention in...
Koen Donatz
- Jan 19
- 3 min
How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division? A Recap of STEAR’s Book Club Session
How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division is one of Elif Shafak’s shorter reads, but it is definitely a worthwhile read. Interestingly,...
Loren Bustos
- Jan 14
- 5 min
The Case for a Stronger ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights in the Era of COVID-19
Safeguarding human rights has been a challenging pursuit in various contexts in Southeast Asia, and as the fight against the COVID-19...
Kyay Mon
- Oct 29, 2021
- 6 min
COVID-19: A Testing Time for International Organizations
The years leading up to the 2020 global pandemic witnessed renewed attention and concern regarding the crisis of the liberal...
Veronica Burgstaller
- Oct 12, 2021
- 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...
Naletha Pangemanan
- Aug 23, 2021
- 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...
Jedidja van Boven
- Aug 13, 2021
- 4 min
The Resilience Generation: Being Young in a Fast-Paced World
A few months ago, two friends and I organized an online art exhibition around the theme of mental health for a project management class;...
Thu Le
- Aug 12, 2021
- 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...
Sidra Yousaf
- Jun 29, 2021
- 6 min
Social Distancing and South Asian Culture
While few people would currently consider the South Asian region a good example of how to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, research also...
Quinlan Rijks
- Jun 25, 2021
- 8 min
Confronting a Shared Responsibility: Europe’s Role in Asia’s (Illegal) Wildlife Trade
0. Introduction Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, attitudes towards illegal wildlife trade (IWT) have been cast in a new...
Nawathas Thasanabanchong
- Mar 18, 2021
- 4 min
What can we learn from successful cases of eGovernance in Europe and Asia?
Digital transformation is undeniably essential in the modern world, particularly as corporates have adapted to the past year’s...
Jedidja van Boven
- Mar 12, 2021
- 5 min
Mask Slackers and Civil Liberties: How History Shaped Reactions to COVID-19 Regulations
A few months ago, my classmates and I were asked to write a short op-ed style article for an academic writing class, after which we...