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Moksha Pillai
May 24, 20238 min read
The Butterfly Effect of Small Power Diplomacy: Pacific Islands as Agenda Setters in the Indo-Pacific
The Pacific Island Forum was established to provide a common space for its members to achieve their shared goals. However, the effort is...
Anniek Sienot
Feb 20, 20233 min read
STEAR Book Club Recap: First They Killed My Father
Image: Angkor Wat, Cambodia, as seen from the west entrance Source: Manfred Werner, Wikimedia Commons On the 5th of February, members of...
Júlia Rovira Munté
Feb 18, 20237 min read
An Example of Islamophobia? Analysing the Swiss Ban on Face Coverings
With the increasing number of Muslims in the European continent, the rise of Islamophobia has impacted the daily lives of Muslims living on
Koen Donatz
Feb 13, 20237 min read
Human Rights in Eurasia: How Governments Can Be Held Accountable
In this article, Koen Donatz analyses the latest trends in the sphere of human rights policy. Examining the current state of...
Hosoo Kim
Feb 9, 20239 min read
The 10.29 Halloween Crowd Crush & State Responsibility: Dynamics of Safety Discourse in South Korea
One hundred and fifty-eight young people lost their lives in Seoul, South Korea, during Halloween weekend 2022, in an incident that has...
Phanmile Rochanawiphat
Jan 29, 20237 min read
Freedom of (silent) speech: Lèse-majesté law in Thailand and Spain
Amidst the current crisis of speech repressions, one of the most crucial but overlooked areas is the lèse-majesté law. Translated from...
Koen Donatz
Jan 27, 202310 min read
23 Eurasian Politicians to Watch in 2023
In this annual review, Koen Donatz identifies 23 Eurasian politicians who are set to make their mark across the Eurasian sphere in 2023....
Yingxue Wu
Dec 15, 20228 min read
How does Digital Feminist Activism Foster the Development of Feminism in China?
In the era of the Chinese digital feminist awakening, feminists in China have utilised social media to fight against traditional...
Tom Abram
Nov 16, 20228 min read
A Third Term for Xi: Reactions to the 20th National Congress
“Depose the dictator and traitor Xi Jinping”. On the 13th of October, the habitual to-ing and fro-ing under the Sitong Bridge in Beijing...
Guilherme Resende
Sep 8, 20229 min read
A New ASEAN Way: Beyond the War on Drugs
The Southeast Asian region is the core of a number of geopolitical, climate-related and criminal challenges. Throughout the majority of...
Juliette Odolant
Aug 19, 202211 min read
Ideational Populisms in Japan – Reconceptualising “Populism-Free Japan”
An elusive and contested concept, populism’s thin-centredness makes it difficult to define in specific terms; its application in one...
Eyrin Kyriakidi
Aug 12, 20227 min read
South Korea’s Cycle of Political Revenge or Belated Justice?
Unanswered questions on the forceful deportation of the North Korean fishermen. Image 1. Forceful deportation of the North Korean...
Eyrin Kyriakidi
Jul 8, 202214 min read
“From Dissident to President”: Assessing President Moon Jae-in’s Term - Part 2: Foreign Affairs
Introduction Former President Moon Jae-in found himself at the helm of South Korea through extraordinary circumstances. The corruption...
Koen Donatz & Jedidja van Boven
Jun 19, 20224 min read
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...
Eyrin Kyriakidi
Jun 10, 202211 min read
“From Dissident To President”: An Assessment Of President Moon Jae-In’s 5-Year Term
Part 1: Domestic Affairs Introduction The 2017 Presidential Elections in South Korea marked the end of an almost decade-long conservative...
James Farquharson
Jun 6, 20228 min read
The Longue Durée Of Reconciliation
(Part Two of Two) Read Part One of this article here. In contrast to the goal of the commission as laid out in the original 2017 Act on...
James Farquharson
Jun 3, 20229 min read
Transitional Justice In Taiwan – Valuing Reconciliation Over Justice?
(Part One of Two) With the dissolution of Taiwan’s Transitional Justice Commission (TJC) on 30th May after serving a four-year mandate,...
Natalia Lopez
May 20, 202211 min read
Championing Social Cohesion: Analyzing the Strength of the 2021-2027 EU Cohesion Policy in Advancing
As Europe moves towards a new geostrategic platform in the 21st century, the continued coalescence of a cohesive European identity is...
Kyay Mon
May 6, 20228 min read
Don't Forget About Myanmar
“How’s the current situation in Myanmar?” “It’s been a while since I last heard about Myanmar in the news. Are things getting better?”...
Juliette Odolant
Apr 8, 202211 min read
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...