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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...
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...
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,...
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...
Jedidja van Boven
- Aug 13
- 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
- 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...
Jedidja van Boven
- Aug 9
- 4 min
Recap: Let’s Get Together – How to Build and Maintain Networks
Aside from the various events that feature external speakers from all sorts of different backgrounds and countries, STEAR also organizes...
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,...
Veronica Burgstaller
- Jul 20
- 4 min
Kkondae Generation 2: Working Culture in South Korea
Recently the term ‘lying flat’ has been trending on China's internet. This, in essence, translates to an ‘I can’t be bothered’ attitude...
Nicola Crowe
- Jul 16
- 7 min
East Asian Popular Culture and the Renegotiation of Gender and Sexuality
Although the representation of diversity in gender and sexual minorities has become a part of mainstream culture, inclusivity remains an...
Jedidja van Boven
- Jul 11
- 3 min
Recap: In Conversation With Lord Simon McDonald, 10 July 2021
The STEAR Board is happy and honored to have been able to host today’s event with Lord Simon McDonald! We were very pleased to see 50...
Kyay Mon
- Jul 1
- 6 min
“Learning to Build a Better Earth Than Today’s”: Japan’s Approach to Sustainability in Education
Education plays an important role in ensuring that people around the world have the knowledge, skills and attitudes to tackle sustainable...
Nicola Crowe
- May 28
- 6 min
Youth Diplomacy in ASEAN: Bridging the Socio-Cultural Divide
While diplomacy has conventionally been conceptualised as official intergovernmental interactions, this field of international relations...
Veronica Burgstaller
- May 21
- 5 min
‘Catching Up’ or Reinvention?: Redefining Think Tanks in the 21st Century
Think tanks emerged around 100 years ago as a product of international liberalism with its desire to foster cooperation and mutual...
Jedidja van Boven
- May 7
- 4 min
Introducing MEUculture: Just do EU!
The democratic deficit is perhaps one of the most famous problems that has been plaguing the European Union and its (many) organizations...