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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
10 min

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
7 min

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.

Bridging the Gap: India- UAE- France Trilateral Initiative and Gains for India

Pushkin Salunkhe

May 10
7 min

Bridging the Gap: India- UAE- France Trilateral Initiative and Gains for India

The article highlights the significance of the Trilateral Initiative between the UAE, France and India.

An “Ironclad Friendship”? Sino-Serbian Relations Amidst Global Pressure on Russia

Tom Abram & Jerome O’Mahony

Apr 26
8 min

An “Ironclad Friendship”? Sino-Serbian Relations Amidst Global Pressure on Russia

Balancing its European perspective, historical ties with Russia, and need for Chinese investments, Serbia has found itself strategically...

STEAR Book Club Recap: First They Killed My Father

Anniek Sienot

Feb 20
3 min

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...

How does Digital Feminist Activism Foster the Development of Feminism in China?

Yingxue Wu

Dec 15, 2022
8 min

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...

“From Dissident To President”: An Assessment Of President Moon Jae-In’s 5-Year Term

Eyrin Kyriakidi

Jun 10, 2022
11 min

“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, 2022
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, 2022
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,...

Russia’s Borderland Gambits And The ‘Near Abroad’

James Farquharson

Jan 21, 2022
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...

Five Eyes, Six Eyes, Europe’s Eyes? Europe-Five Eyes Cooperation in the Face of China

Quinlan Rijks

Mar 27, 2021
8 min

Five Eyes, Six Eyes, Europe’s Eyes? Europe-Five Eyes Cooperation in the Face of China

In January 2021, reports of French Naval Staff Admiral Pierre Vandier’s visit to Tokyo late last year revealed that France is engaged...

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