Tag: Asia

Political and social analysis of Asia: China, India, Myanmar, Japan, Taiwan, and beyond—exploring power, rights, and democratic tensions across the region.

Putin’s Ainu Recognition: Is Hokkaido Russia’s Next Target?

Third installment of an ongoing series by Arctic expert Barry Scott Zellen…

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Hokkaido and the Foundations of Japan’s Arctic Influence

Second installment of an ongoing series by Arctic expert Barry Scott Zellen…

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The Rise, Fall and Re-emergence of Japan as an Arctic Power

Japan was, for much of the late 19th and early 20th centuries,…

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Introducing Civil Society to China

About the book Global Ideas, Local Adaptations: Chinese Activism and the Will…

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Politics of Love

About the book Religion, Secularism, and Love as a Political Discourse in…

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How State Sovereignty Fuels Language Loss: Lessons from Tibet

China’s Assimilation Drive in Tibet Shows Us That Current Attacks on Diversity…

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Commercial Art and the Urban Spectacle of Modern Japan

Excerpted from The Fine Art of Persuasion: Corporate Advertising Design, Nation, and Empire…

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How China’s E-Commerce Boom Charts a Digital Path to Growth

In merely 20 years, China leapfrogged developed economies to build an e-commerce…

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The Transformation of Chinese Foreign Policy: Leaders Matter

About the book, The Dragon Roars Back: Transformational Leaders and Dynamics of…

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The Assault on Liberal Values and Institutions in Hong Kong

In this interview, Professor Davis discusses the erosion of freedom in Hong…

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Rethinking U.S.-China Relations Through People’s Diplomacy

The book tells many stories in which Americans and Chinese promoted people’s…

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Qualified Democracies: Everlasting Multi-Dimensional Innovation

Democracy's future hinges on embracing a multi-dimensional, dialectical approach that is both…

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