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Siwat Varnakomola
Jun 28, 202311 min read
Thailand’s ticking time bomb: The slow violence of air pollution
Air pollution is one of Thailand’s most persistent problems, posing a severe threat to the country's economy and public health. While the...
Tom Abram
Apr 12, 20236 min read
Connecting Taiwan to Eurasia: The Role of Paradiplomacy
In an effort to combat diplomatic isolation, Taiwan has admittedly adopted a number of creative initiatives. Among the most successful...
Rizqi Imaduddin
Mar 24, 20234 min read
Event Recap - STEAR at ASEAN Youth Economic Forum 2023
Image Source: Rizqi Imaduddin STEAR participated in the ASEAN Youth Economic Forum (AYEF) 2023, organized by the ASEAN Youth Organization...
Juliette Odolant
Mar 4, 20232 min read
STEAR Event Recap - Policy Memo Workshop with Professor Teresita Cruz-Del Rosario
On Sunday, February 12th, STEAR hosted an internal policy memo writing workshop, led by speaker Professor Teresita Cruz-Del Rosario....
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...
Hosoo Kim
Feb 9, 20239 min read
The 10.29 Halloween Crowd Crush & State Responsibility: Dynamics of Safety Discourse in South Korea
One hundred and fifty-eight young people lost their lives in Seoul, South Korea, during Halloween weekend 2022, in an incident that has...
Phanmile Rochanawiphat
Jan 29, 20237 min read
Freedom of (silent) speech: Lèse-majesté law in Thailand and Spain
Amidst the current crisis of speech repressions, one of the most crucial but overlooked areas is the lèse-majesté law. Translated from...
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...
Anniek Sienot
Nov 12, 20227 min read
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...
Ella Eagle Davies
Oct 21, 20229 min read
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...
Imogen Parsley
Sep 24, 20225 min read
The Secret of Taiwanese Sect Yiguandao’s Success in Indonesia
Names have been changed upon request of anonymity. 6 months ago, I encountered ‘Yiguandao’, a Taiwanese religious sect currently boasting...
Guilherme Resende
Sep 8, 20229 min read
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...
Juliette Odolant
Aug 19, 202211 min read
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...
Leonie Glaser
Aug 17, 20223 min read
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...
Peter Chai
Jul 22, 20229 min read
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)...
Juliette Odolant & Pia Heckmann
Jul 15, 20223 min read
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...
Krista Tammila
Jun 28, 20227 min read
Culinary Heritage: Food as a Tool for Cultural Exchange
Inherently, humans have many differences, whether it be nationality, favorite sport, religion, and so on. But there is one factor which...
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...
Kyay Mon
May 6, 20228 min read
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?”...
Jedidja van Boven
Apr 29, 20223 min read
Recap: STEAR Townhall 2022
On Sunday 24 April 2022, STEAR hosted the inaugural edition of its flagship Townhall event, in which youth from across the world came...