Tag: Asia & Oceania
211 Articles
- Society & Culture
The Perpetual Foreigner: Statelessness among the Vietnamese Minority in Cambodia
We live in a world of states. The legal bond that people have with states is called nationality or citizenship. Most of us get it by birth, either transmitted from our parents or…
June 14, 2022
- Global Governance
Turning the Tables: China Gaining Influence in the International Human Rights Regime
China is gaining influence in the international human rights arena and is reshaping the global understanding of human rights. China’s greater influence enables and inspires…
May 13, 2022
- Global Governance
Climate Leadership in the ‘Disappearing Islands’
In the Pacific Islands, also known as Oceania, national governments, activists, churches, and civil society have been working for many years, across multiple arenas, to address…
May 6, 2022
- Society & Culture
The Logic behind China and Russia’s Strategic Alliance-like Partnership
Why has China come to formulate an alliance-like partnership with Russia in recent years? After all, Russia has had a failing economy and a terrible global reputation—it is…
April 14, 2022
- Conflict & Security
Military-Technology Competition Between the United States and China
Revolutionary scientific discoveries and cutting-edge technological developments are not created in a vacuum. Despite apocryphal stories of apples falling on heads, lightning…
April 12, 2022
- Society & Culture
Power Transition and the Dynamics of U.S.-China Competition
Three “No-Stops” To grasp the true meaning of this prolonged confrontation, one must first understand the three “no-stops” that will most likely continue until…
April 7, 2022
- Society & Culture
State-Society Relations & Global Pandemic Responses: Why Gender Quotas in India Matter
As the world seeks to navigate the COVID-19 global pandemic, one thing is clear: trust in the government matters. A recent study finds low rates of COVID-19 infections (and high…
April 6, 2022
- Conflict & Security
Understanding Southeast Asia’s Digital Landscape, Calculus, and Agency
Southeast Asia’s digitalization-for-development agenda has been driven by a buoyant trifecta of consumers, industry, and government. The region’s tech space – populated by…
March 30, 2022
- Society & Culture
Citizenship Swapping at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Eileen Gu, born in the United States to a single mother who immigrated from China, won three medals representing China in the freestyle skiing events at the Beijing 2022 Winter…
March 25, 2022
- Dialogues
Dr. Yanzhong Huang on Global Health Governance: An East-West Split?
GJIA: How did you become interested in issues on global health governance? YH: I was trained as a China specialist. When I was working on my dissertation, I chose the topic …
March 21, 2022