East Asia

Explore research from the East Asia team, encompassing topics affecting the East Asian region from governance, to cultural policy, and more.

OP-ED

Between Harris’s multilateral passivity and Trump’s unilateral instability: the transformation of the Northeast Asian security architecture in containing North Korea after the 2024 US Presidential election

Coline Seigneur

2/8/2025

OP-ED

Russia’s War in Ukraine: China is Still in a Tight Spot

Mart Marjak

2/8/2025

RESEARCH PAPER

A Dangerous Alliance: North Korea's Troops In Russia's War In Ukraine And Global Implications

Kristýna Šimonová

2/8/2025

OP-ED

From government organized speed dating to a train for fertility: the South Korean desperation for demographic boosting

Coline Seigneur

2/3/2025

OP-ED

A Fragile Balance: Shigeru Ishiba’s Japan and the Path Forward with China

Ziya (Helen) Guo

2/3/2025

OP-ED

From Washington to Tokyo: The Ripple Effects of the U.S. Presidential Election

Ziya (Helen) Guo

2/3/2025

OP-ED

The Road to Approval: A Closer Look at the Nippon Steel–U.S. Steel Acquisition

Ziya (Helen) Guo

1/23/2025

OP-ED

Despite the Cultural Revolution, Confucius Still Walks the Chinese Corridors of Power

Mart Marjak

1/10/2025

RESEARCH PAPER

Gendered Nation: How a Reimagined Confucian Legacy Fuels Digital Sex Crimes in South Korea

Kristyna Simonova

12/27/2024

OP-ED

The Unfulfilled Dreams of Japan’s Hydrogen Society

Swadha Rawat

12/21/2024

OP-ED

Fool’s Gold: The Misguided Battle Over Rare Earths and Critical Minerals

Aimee Zheng

12/20/2024

ISSUE BRIEF

Recent Developments in Japan’s Cyber Defence Strategy

Zarek Teo

12/19/2024

OP-ED

Japanese Yen Depreciation: A Blessing or A Curse?

Letitia Wong

12/19/2024

OP-ED

Political Calculations vs. Economic Realities: The U.S. Decision to Halt Nippon Steel’s Acquisition

Helen Guo

12/19/2024

OP-ED

The Multilateral Sanctions Regime: Its Implications and Challenges

Shane Kim

12/11/2024

RESEARCH PAPER

Threading the Indo-Pacific: How Three Administrations Shaped U.S. Policy

Aimee Zheng

11/17/2024

OP-ED

Japan's Economic Outlook Post-Monetary Experiment

Thien-Lam Nguyen

11/4/2024

ISSUE BRIEF

2024 South Korean doctors' strike

Qing Cao

10/17/2024

OP-ED

Can a Multi-Aligned World Emerge from the Ashes of Binary and Multipolar World Lenses?

Mathilde Barge

03/14/2024

OP-ED

Internationalization of the RMB: Can the E-CNY lead the regional monetary landscape in a pragmatic way forward?

Mathilde Barge

03/12/2024

RESEARCH PAPER

The presence of China in Central Asia

Gauthier Gaul-Quiniou

02/01/2024

OP-ED

Can China maintain a positive balance in its engagement with the Middle East?

Mathilde Barge

01/29/2024

OP-ED

The Unexpected Visit of the Pope in Mongolia

Gauthier Gaul-Quiniou

12/26/2023

RESEARCH PAPER

Analysis of the Historical Trends, Cultural Significance, and Nationalist Implications of Fishing and Whaling Industries in Japan

Kristýna Šimonová

11/25/2023

OP-ED

Hong Kong’s Greatest Flood in 140 Years: Information Disclosure and Job Suspension

Letitia Wong

11/16/2023

OP-ED

The determinant effect of domestic politics on international climate negotiations: China’s two-level game in providing carbon reduction

Xiajun Ge

09/18/2023

OP-ED

Total War or Not? State-Building in the United States, Mexico, and Egypt

Yuchen Ge

09/12/2023

OP-ED

Labour Struggle in South Korea

Lalin Duangphatra

09/12/2023

OP-ED

China, Russia, and Censorship

Poorvi Hosabettu

2023

OP-ED

South Korea’s Hagwon Culture: A Failure of Education?

Lalin Duangphatra

2023

OP-ED

The Demographic Decline is South Korea’s Biggest Crisis

Saamiya Laroia

05/19/2023

ISSUE BRIEF

Japan’s Cybersecurity

Federica Cidale

05/19/2023