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Journal of East Asian Studies
Vol. 15 No. 1
Out Now
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The first issue of the fifteenth edition of the JEAS has been published. In this edition, three papers focus on the issue of “Contentious Politics in China and Taiwan." The first, by Juan Wang examines Chinese local governments,' management of social stability; second on petitions and oppression within the Chinese authoritarian regime by Stan Hok-wui Wong and Minggang Peng; and third on Taiwan's sunflower movement and the occupation of Taiwanese congress penned by Ming-sho Ho. In addition, two more papers deal with the electoral consequences of local government reform in Japan, authored by Yusaku Horiuchi, Jun Saito, and Kyohei Yamada, and patronage politics in underdeveloped countries - with a case study focused on Indonesia by Jae Hyeok Shin.
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| [Smart Q&A: Joel Wit] U.S. Approach to North Korea a 'Disaster'
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The U.S. approach of strategic patience towards North Korea and the nuclear weapons issue has failed miserably according to Joel Wit, Senior Fellow at the U.S.-Korea Institute, Johns Hopkins SAIS. Wit argues that any notions of the North Korea regime suddenly collapsing is nothing but mere fantasy. He believes that policy towards Pyongyang should be about sharpening the choice that the North should make between nuclear weapons and economic development.
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| EAI Hosts Smart Talk with Andrew Nathan |
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Professor Andrew Nathan of Columbia University was the guest-presenter at the 43rd Smart Talk Forum, held at the EAI on Wednesday March 18th 2015. Discussants held lively talks on sources of domestic and regional security challenges to China, power transition in the region in the context of U.S.-China relations, China-Japan relations and the role of international institutions in the region.
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| A Complex Courting Process - UCR February Issue Available Now |
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In this month's edition of the UCR Briefing, signs of overt courting are read across a wide spectrum of issues, ranging from climate change mitigation agreements, the U.S. insistence on greater collaboration with China on bilateral economic relations and when both speak on issues of cyber security. The battle against ISIL continues to rage with the U.S. urging greater international involvement. China invests more in Africa.
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In the past, the UCR Factsheet, a vast document of information was published under 10 broad categories which have now been pared down to 9 sharper issue areas. The document now also includes an investigative summary that probes potential areas of interest and further investigation for those looking into U.S.-China relations specifically. These changes we believe will help improve use and navigation of the UCR's large pool of data. All issues of the UCR, including the newly formatted UCR Briefing are available for free download on the EAI website. |
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| Affecting Middle Power Strategy - EAI's MPDI Research Panel Releases Next Set of Policy Recommendations for South Korea |
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The next set of policy recommendation papers for the South Korean government within the context of middle power diplomacy strategy has been released by the MPDI research panel. This month, a policy recommendation paper written by Sangbae Kim on cyber security, a significant and evolving area of foreign policy has been published, also, a policy recommendation paper on trade policy by Yul Sohn is also now available for use. All papers, as well as the preceding published last month are available for download on the EAI website.
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| Applications for the EAI Fellows Program 2015-2016 Now Open |
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Applications for the EAI Fellows Program 2015-2016 are now open to scholars and experts on East Asian affairs from all over the world. This program offers fellowship awardees the opportunity to present seminars and lectures, based on an unpublished article on current regional issues, at partner institutions in Beijing, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei, and Tokyo. The EAI will select five to six Fellows in 2015.
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