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Koen Donatz & Jedidja van Boven
- Jun 19
- 4 min
Recap: Perspectives on Ukraine Through the Cultural Lens
On Saturday 11 June, STEAR organized an online event that highlighted Ukrainian art and culture in an effort to thwart the dehumanizing...
Pia Heckmann
- May 27
- 7 min
China’s Role in Zimbabwe – A Neo-Colonial Power in Africa?
As China’s engagement within Africa has increased since the beginning of the 21st century, it is valid to question whether the nation’s...
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...
Muhammad Anugrah Utama
- Mar 11
- 8 min
En Route to Stronger EU-ASEAN Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific: Pragmatic or Normative-Based?
For decades, ASEAN and the EU have been facing logjams in closer relations due to perceived fundamental differences in norms, values, and...
Jedidja van Boven
- Mar 1
- 5 min
Recap: Sports Diplomacy and the 2022 Beijing Olympics
The 2022 Beijing Olympic as well as the Paralympic Games took place throughout the month of February in various locations in northern...
Krista Tammila
- Feb 25
- 8 min
“Dare More Progress” - The Sino-German Paradigm Shift under Germany's New Coalition Government
Introduction The introduction of a new government is an exciting time for many internationally and nationally. Not only does it bring...
Elisa Lenker
- Jan 28
- 8 min
EU Global Gateway: A Challenge To The Chinese Belt And Road Initiative?
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen just announced the launch of Global Gateway, an EU plan for major investment...
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...
Blanca Marabini San Martín & Adith Srinivasan
- Nov 26, 2021
- 9 min
Indo-Pacific Security Micro-Alliances: Cooperation or Counterbalancing?
This article has been co-published with European Guanxi. Introduction The creation of the AUKUS trilateral security pact between...
Martina Chiaraluce
- Nov 19, 2021
- 4 min
Japan, Divorces, and Child Custody: Which Role Can the EU Play?
Being a divorced parent in Japan is not easy. One individual who has recently shed light on this situation is actually an Italian...
Adith Srinivasan & James Farquharson
- Nov 1, 2021
- 7 min
Pivoting East? A New Chapter for the European Project in the Indo-Pacific
This is an introductory publication for the “Young Indo Pacific - Forward-looking perspectives on the EU Indo-Pacific Strategy” event...
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...
Koen Donatz
- Oct 23, 2021
- 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, 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...
Juliette Odolant
- Oct 8, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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...
Naletha Pangemanan
- Sep 25, 2021
- 9 min
Securing the Maritime Corridors in the "ASEAN Way": The Dynamics, Challenges and Prospects
Maritime Security: What is it and Why Does it Matter Occupying 70 percent of the earth’s surface, the ocean has become a crucial source...