This article was originally published on Silk Road Explained, on January 28, 2021. Thank you to the author for his kind authorisation to re-publish. The…
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Lunar New Year celebrations, typically in February, are a chance to promote Chinese culture abroad. But this year’s festive updates from a resolutely booming China…
This article is a summary of the paper “South Korean New Deal and the Role of Eco-diplomacy”, published in the “Collection of Essays on Korea’s…
The final days of the Trump administration were marked by a largely unnoticed announcement which could turn out to be a milestone in the US-China…
It is not that Europe and the US were unaware of China’s development throughout the 20th century. Waking up in 2020 to China running neck…
South Korea’s President Moon Jae In has kept a close eye on the ASEAN region since the early days of his presidency. Recently, he took…
This article was written in collaboration with Prof. Yoichiro Sato. A professor of International Relations and Asia-Pacific Studies at Ritsumeikan Asia-Pacific University, Japan, Prof. Sato…
“A battle is won by the side that is determined to win”, says Andrey Bolkonsky in Tolstoy’s famous novel War and Peace. Over a century…
On December 11, 2020, Asia Power Watch editor Nicolas Michelon was invited by Dr Chester Cabalza of Philippines’ International Development and Security Cooperation (IDSC) to…
The 2021 Myanmar coup: a Japanese tale of sorrow and sadness
With yesterday’s abrupt coup by the military junta in Myanmar, Japanese multinational companies (MNCs) are faced with enormous difficulties. After the global financial crisis in…