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…
Hokkaido and the Foundations of Japan’s Arctic Influence
Second installment of an ongoing series by Arctic expert Barry Scott Zellen…
The Rise, Fall and Re-emergence of Japan as an Arctic Power
Japan was, for much of the late 19th and early 20th centuries,…
Introducing Civil Society to China
About the book Global Ideas, Local Adaptations: Chinese Activism and the Will…
How State Sovereignty Fuels Language Loss: Lessons from Tibet
China’s Assimilation Drive in Tibet Shows Us That Current Attacks on Diversity…
Commercial Art and the Urban Spectacle of Modern Japan
Excerpted from The Fine Art of Persuasion: Corporate Advertising Design, Nation, and Empire…
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…
The Transformation of Chinese Foreign Policy: Leaders Matter
About the book, The Dragon Roars Back: Transformational Leaders and Dynamics of…
The Assault on Liberal Values and Institutions in Hong Kong
In this interview, Professor Davis discusses the erosion of freedom in Hong…
Rethinking U.S.-China Relations Through People’s Diplomacy
The book tells many stories in which Americans and Chinese promoted people’s…
Qualified Democracies: Everlasting Multi-Dimensional Innovation
Democracy's future hinges on embracing a multi-dimensional, dialectical approach that is both…