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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...
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.
Pushkin Salunkhe
May 10, 20237 min read
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.
Tom Abram & Jerome O’Mahony
Apr 26, 20238 min read
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...
Anniek Sienot
Feb 20, 20233 min read
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...
Yingxue Wu
Dec 15, 20228 min read
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...
Eyrin Kyriakidi
Jun 10, 202211 min read
“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, 20228 min read
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...
James Farquharson
Jun 3, 20229 min read
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,...
James Farquharson
Jan 21, 20228 min read
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...
Quinlan Rijks
Mar 27, 20218 min read
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...