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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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7 Eurasian Hotspots That Could Lead to Major (Nuclear) Wars

Koen Donatz

Sep 14
9 min

7 Eurasian Hotspots That Could Lead to Major (Nuclear) Wars

Unfortunately, there is no shortage of conflicts in Eurasia (Council on Foreign Relations, n.d.). There are conflicts with a high...

A New ASEAN Way: Beyond the War on Drugs

Guilherme Resende

Sep 8
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
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...

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

Krista Tammila

Jul 29
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...

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

Daniel Tafelski

Jul 12
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
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...

Recap: Perspectives on Ukraine Through the Cultural Lens

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...

James Farquharson

Jun 6
8 min

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...

Transitional Justice In Taiwan – Valuing Reconciliation Over Justice?

James Farquharson

Jun 3
9 min

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,...

Sino-Dutch Relations from 2020-Today: Enter Geopolitics

Quinlan Rijks

May 13
8 min

Sino-Dutch Relations from 2020-Today: Enter Geopolitics

2021 marked the 50th anniversary of Sino-Dutch diplomatic relations. Yet it may not be cause for celebration. This coincides with a time...

Kyay Mon

May 6
8 min

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?”...

En Route to Stronger EU-ASEAN Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific: Pragmatic or Normative-Based?

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...

Ukraine-Russia: What It Might Mean for China, Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific

Quinlan Rijks

Mar 2
8 min

Ukraine-Russia: What It Might Mean for China, Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific

Disclaimer: sources used for this article contain information published up until the 1st of March, 2022 (the moment of writing). All...

Make Institutions Sexy Again: Some Thoughts on the German Elections

Jamina Jugo

Feb 11
9 min

Make Institutions Sexy Again: Some Thoughts on the German Elections

They say it’s normal to cry after your first time. Last September, I walked to the nearest voting station, showed my ID and invitation...

Russia’s Borderland Gambits And The ‘Near Abroad’

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...

The Case for a Stronger ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights in the Era of COVID-19

Loren Bustos

Jan 14
5 min

The Case for a Stronger ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights in the Era of COVID-19

Safeguarding human rights has been a challenging pursuit in various contexts in Southeast Asia, and as the fight against the COVID-19...

Indo-Pacific Security Micro-Alliances: Cooperation or Counterbalancing?

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...

Pivoting East? A New Chapter for the European Project in the Indo-Pacific

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...

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...

Taiwan in the World Post-COVID: A Short Re-Evaluation

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...

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