Asian studies
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Communist Revolution in China
This article throws light upon the five factors responsible for the coming of communist revolution in China. The factors responsible…
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How Not to Win Allies and Influence Geopolitics
China, it is often said, has mastered the art of economic statecraft. Observers routinely worry that by throwing around its…
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China’s Power Outage; The Real Reasons Behind Beijing’s Energy Crisis
In the protracted, hope-filled run-up to COP26, the long-postponed UN Climate Change Conference that began in Glasgow on October 31,…
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The U.S. Military Isn’t Ready to Confront China
Major weapons-related news grabbed headlines twice over the past few months. First, a small horde of light aircraft and other…
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The Chinese Communist Party Still Thinks It Owns the Future
A rising chorus of analysts now describe China as a “peaking power”—one that might take greater risks to revise the…
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Peng Shuai’s disappearance has mobilized the international community
By Chloe Hadavas, an assistant editor at Foreign Policy. The disappearance of one of China’s top tennis players has brought the sport…
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China’s nuclear build-up: ‘one of the largest shifts in geostrategic power ever’
On July 27, China became the first nation to fly a hypersonic glide vehicle — a manoeuvrable craft that travels at more…
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Public Diplomacy and South Korea’s Strategies
Abstract In the age of globalization, public diplomacy has emerged as a significant style of diplomacy. Yet studies so…
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Japan’s Changing Defense Posture and Security Relations in East Asia
Abstract Japan’s Diet passed new defense legislation in 2015. It reinterprets the constitutional clause renouncing the threat or use of…
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North Korea’s Push for Reunification Isn’t Just Empty Rhetoric
In the final months of his single term in office, South Korean President Moon Jae-in is making a strong push…
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Korea and Taiwan Democratization Compared (Perils of Transition)
Abstract Taiwan and South Korea are two of the clearest cases of recent democratization in East Asia. The elections of…
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