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Indonesia pushes for peace in Myanmar
Author: Anthony Toh Han Yang, RSIS Indonesia has taken constructive measures towards the Myanmar crisis. Despite these, prospects for ending the
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China’s ambiguous mediation role in Ukraine
Author: Alexander Korolev, UNSW After a year of diplomatic inactivity towards the war in Ukraine, the Chinese government has made demonstrable
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Putin, Polar Bears, and “Russia: The Home of the Elephants”
On May 9th The Washington Post called attention to the “chilling effect” Gospodin (Mr.) Putin’s war on Ukraine is having on Arctic research
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China’s appropriation of comfort women activism
Author: Edward Vickers, Kyushu University The comfort women controversy has dogged Tokyo–Seoul relations since the early 1990s, but Japan’s
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Steering the G20 and ASEAN the bebas aktif way
Authors: Leonard C Sebastian and James Guild, RSIS Indonesia’s hosting of the G20 Summit in 2022 was widely viewed as a success, as Indonesia
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Harvard Negotiation Master Class: Advanced Strategies for Experienced Negotiators – November 13-15, 2023
Harvard Negotiation Master Class Advanced Strategies for Experienced Negotiators Monday to Wednesday, November 13-15, 2023 Register
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Japan shadows China’s growing Pacific presence
Author: Tomohiko Kimura, Seikei University As China expands its presence among Pacific Island countries by building dual-use infrastructure and
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Diplomatic Icebreakers
Without conceding a millimeter of Ukraine’s besieged territory, we can yet make a bold bid for peace. I saw the Parade of Tall Ships in New York
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Strengthening progress in South Korea–Japan relations
Author: Soyoung Kim, Nanyang Technological University With the conclusion of reciprocal visits between South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and
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Managing Conflict Mindfully: Don’t Believe Everything You Think
The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is pleased to present: PON Live! Book Talk Managing Conflict Mindfully: Don’t Believe Everything
On Soft Power: How to Measure Soft Power, Actors of Soft Power, Foreign Policy and Soft Power?
How to measure soft power? As social power is to a very extent a kind of social capital, the measurement of soft power is, in principle, difficult
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Kicking off Kishida’s new Free and Open Indo-Pacific plan
Author: Benny Teh Cheng Guan, Universiti Sains Malaysia On 20 March 2023, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida chose to unveil his new plan for a
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The Philippines’ fight for foreign policy freedom
Author: Christian Oller Vicedo, Manila As recent tensions in Philippines–China relations expand from the maritime security to diplomatic domains,
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South Korea picks its squad in Northeast Asia
Author: Bernhard Seliger, Zwickau University of Applied Sciences A new Cold War structure is emerging in Northeast Asia that is creating polarisation
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South Korea pushes back against Chinese economic coercion
Authors: Dominic Simonelli, David Hundt and Baogang He, Deakin University South Korea has been in the firing line of Chinese economic coercion. Like