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The STEAR Digital Policy Journal

Our Digital Policy Journal is the beating heart of STEAR, publishing articles on current affairs and foreign policy opinion pieces between 1,000-1,500 words in length. We are looking for original work, offering novel insights and taking a specific and well-argued standpoint that contributes to collaborative and fruitful discussion.

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Turkish and Thai Style Democracy: Democratic Backsliding or Move Forward- Post 2023 Elections

Anniek Sienot and Sophie Zwick

Jul 4, 202310 min read

Turkish and Thai Style Democracy: Democratic Backsliding or Move Forward- Post 2023 Elections

The article critically analyses the evolution of democracy in Turkey and Thailand by assessing the role of the military in state politics...

Tsai Ing-wen Through the Lens of China’s State Media: A Critical Discourse Analysis

Tom Abram

Jun 14, 20237 min read

Tsai Ing-wen Through the Lens of China’s State Media: A Critical Discourse Analysis

The article provides a Critical Discourse Analysis of the four key Chinese state-controlled media houses and their propaganda efforts.

Why Local Governments are Key to Understand China’s Foreign Policy

Tom Abram

Mar 3, 20237 min read

Why Local Governments are Key to Understand China’s Foreign Policy

Serving “the party’s foreign relations” is “Shanghai’s honour” as proudly stated by the Shanghai Observer (Zheng, 2018). Indeed, subnational

Freedom of (silent) speech: Lèse-majesté law in Thailand and Spain

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...

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