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Kazakhstan-Russia Relations After the Invasion of Ukraine: Reaching a Turning Point ?

Sophie Zwick

Nov 27, 2022
7 min

Kazakhstan-Russia Relations After the Invasion of Ukraine: Reaching a Turning Point ?

Kazakhstan, a former Soviet Union state, but now an independent state and a key ally of Russia has rejected the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Could ASEAN Actually Get a New Official Language?

Phasawit Jutatungcharoen

Nov 25, 2022
7 min

Could ASEAN Actually Get a New Official Language?

Phasawit Jutatungcharoen explores the debate surrounding the introduction of a second official ASEAN language, examining the potential geopo

Tagore’s Talisman for a Fractal World: Tolerance, Brotherhood and Sustained Co-operation

Moksha Pillai

Nov 16, 2022
5 min

Tagore’s Talisman for a Fractal World: Tolerance, Brotherhood and Sustained Co-operation

While discord, crises and wars blight our societies, the teachings of Rabindranath Tagore serve as a guide toward cooperation and...

A Third Term for Xi: Reactions to the 20th National Congress

Tom Abram

Nov 16, 2022
8 min

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...

Bali G20 summit and COP27 in Egypt: Geopolitics meets Climate Diplomacy

Anniek Sienot

Nov 12, 2022
7 min

Bali G20 summit and COP27 in Egypt: Geopolitics meets Climate Diplomacy

The article speculates how the climate crisis has engulfed the world with evident examples of climate disasters in Pakistan, China in...

Maoism: A Look Into its Nature and Religiosity

Júlia Rovira Munté

Nov 10, 2022
9 min

Maoism: A Look Into its Nature and Religiosity

Without a doubt, Mao Zedong has been one of the most influential figures in contemporary Chinese politics. From the Great Leap Forward to...

Russian Justifications for Russo-Ukrainian War Through the Lens of the Securitisation Theory

Imogen Chambers

Nov 5, 2022
8 min

Russian Justifications for Russo-Ukrainian War Through the Lens of the Securitisation Theory

Western nations overwhelmingly characterised Putin’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine as entirely unfounded and insane. Mainstream news outlets,...

Global Gateway and the EU’s Desire for Strategic Autonomy

Florian Klumpp

Oct 26, 2022
8 min

Global Gateway and the EU’s Desire for Strategic Autonomy

In 2021, the European Commission announced “Global Gateway” as an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. While aiming towards...

Reconceptualising Political Participation in Japan - Intersections of Political and Rap Worlds

Ella Eagle Davies

Oct 21, 2022
9 min

Reconceptualising Political Participation in Japan - Intersections of Political and Rap Worlds

The question of widespread political apathy within Japanese civil society is one that permeates much of the scholarship that seeks to...

A New ASEAN Way: Beyond the War on Drugs

Guilherme Resende

Sep 8, 2022
9 min

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...

Qatar: The Small Monarchy that Mastered the Art of Soft Power

Koen Donatz

Sep 3, 2022
7 min

Qatar: The Small Monarchy that Mastered the Art of Soft Power

According to Harvard professor Joseph Nye, there are two forms of power. First, there is the power of the gun and the purse, in other...

Ideational Populisms in Japan – Reconceptualising “Populism-Free Japan”

Juliette Odolant

Aug 19, 2022
11 min

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...

STEAR Book Club Recap: The Garden of Evening Mists

Leonie Glaser

Aug 17, 2022
3 min

STEAR Book Club Recap: The Garden of Evening Mists

On Sunday 14th of August, the STEAR book club enjoyed a close discussion of the book ‘The Garden of Evening Mists’ by Tan Twan Eng, a...

South Korea’s Cycle of Political Revenge or Belated Justice?

Eyrin Kyriakidi

Aug 12, 2022
7 min

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...

A Historic Change in Foreign Policy: Finland’s bid to join NATO

Krista Tammila

Jul 29, 2022
6 min

A Historic Change in Foreign Policy: Finland’s bid to join NATO

Introduction Finland has been characterized as a puzzling phenomenon: an independent, neutral state, a Western democracy, situated right...

An Introduction To Populism And Authoritarianism Based On Norris And Inglehart (2019)

Peter Chai

Jul 22, 2022
9 min

An Introduction To Populism And Authoritarianism Based On Norris And Inglehart (2019)

This article attempts to outline Chapter 2 of Cultural Backlash: Trump, Brexit, and Authoritarian Populism (Norris and Inglehart, 2019)...

Recap: In conversation with Swiss Ambassador Bernadrino Regazzoni

Juliette Odolant & Pia Heckmann

Jul 15, 2022
3 min

Recap: In conversation with Swiss Ambassador Bernadrino Regazzoni

On Friday, 17th June, STEAR hosted an event in conversation with the Swiss Ambassador to China, Mongolia and the DPRK, H.E. Bernadrino...

The Future of an EU-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement: Challenges and Opportunities

Ha Chi Ta

Jul 12, 2022
5 min

The Future of an EU-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement: Challenges and Opportunities

In recent years, ASEAN and the EU have become each other’s third largest trading partners (after China and the US) as their relationship...

Recap: Europe-Asia Relations in 2022: Reflections and Predictions

Daniel Tafelski

Jul 12, 2022
5 min

Recap: Europe-Asia Relations in 2022: Reflections and Predictions

As we reach the halfway point of 2022, STEAR had the opportunity to evaluate events spanning the last 6 months, and review what this may...

“From Dissident to President”: Assessing President Moon Jae-in’s Term - Part 2: Foreign Affairs

Eyrin Kyriakidi

Jul 8, 2022
14 min

“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...

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