Past Issues

Introduction

• “Introduction” by Evelyn Goh

Policy Forum

• “Subalternizing Geopolitics: Bhutan as a Small Himalayan State” by Nitasha Kaul
• “ASEAN’s Struggle for Relevance in an Era of Great Power Competition” by Ralf Emmers
• “Pacific Islands’ Views of Security in an Age of Great Power” by Sandra Tarte
• “How Aotearoa New Zealand is Responding to Strategic Competition in the Pacific Islands Region” by Anna Powles
• “Malaysia Between China and the West: Don’t Rock the Boat” by James Chin
• “Navigating the Narratives of Indo-Pacific: “Rules,” “Like-mindedness,” and “De-risking” in the Eyes of Southeast Asia” by Kuik Cheng-Chwee
• “India and the Indo-Pacific Traps” by Jagannath Panda

Interviews

• “India’s Multilateral Vision for the Indo-Pacific” with Vijay Gokhale
• “ASEAN: Centrality Plus Credibility” with Bilahari Kausikan
• “Malaysia’s Domestic Narrative and Regional Rule” with Liew Chin Tong

Introduction

• “Political Party Institutionalization in Asia” by Erik Martinez Kuhonta

Policy Forum

• “Central-Local Relations and Party Politics in China under Xi Jinping” by Wen-hsuan Tsai
• “The 2022 Election in South Korea: The Politics of Resentment and Revenge Confirms Older Trends and Cleavages and Reveals New Ones” by Youngmi Kim
• “Party Politics and Foreign Policy in Japan: The LDP-Komeito Ruling Coalition, the Opposition, and Why They Matter” by Adam P. Liff
• “Weak Party Systems and Idiosyncratic Policies in Southeast Asia” by Andreas Ufen
• “Domestic Politics, Congress, and U.S. Hardening to China” by Robert Sutter

Interviews

• “The Rise of China and the Fall of Hong Kong” with Dennis Kwok
• “Indonesian Foreign Policy and Beyond” with Marty Natalegawa
• “Covering South Korean and Japanese Politics in 2022” with Michelle Ye Hee Lee

Policy Forum

• Beyond the Great Power Competition Narrative: Exploring Labor Politics & Resistance Behind AI Innovation in China – Yujia He and Hong Shen
• The Reeducation Labor Regime in Northwest China – Darren Byler
• South Korea’s Dilemma: Foreign Workers in a “Homogenous Society” – Timothy C. Lim
• Reproduction-Driven Labor Migration from China – Biao Xiang
• Creating Jobs with Renewable Energy in Rural India – Bharath Jairaj and Pamli Deka
• India’s Emerging Gig Economy:Shaping the Future of Work for Women – Ruchika Chaudhary
• Artificial Intelligence in South East Asia:Upskilling & Reskilling to Narrow Emerging Digital Divides in the Post-Pandemic Recovery – Giulia Ajmone Marsan

Research

• Chasing the Conservative Dream: Why Shinzo Abe Failed to Revise the Consstitution of Japan – Rintaro Nishimura

Interviews

• West Papuan Nationalism and #Papuanlivesmatter – Veronika Kusumaryati
• Ethnic Politics in Indonesia – Jessica Soedirgo

Introduction

• Asia’s Nationalisms – Understanding Time, Place, and Agency– Sheila A. Smith

• The Civil Society Roots of BJP’s Majoritarian Nationalism– Soundarya Chidambaram
• Ethnoreligious Nationalism and Majoritarianism in Asia– Jeff Kingston
• Reactionary Nationalism and Democratic Development in Myanmar and Japan– Apichai W. Shipper
• Far-Right Politics and Indigenous Ainu Activism in Japan– Thisanka Siripala
• Japan’s Right-Wing Women and the “Comfort Women” Issue– Tomomi Yamaguchi

• Betraying Big Brothers: Comparing Civic Nationalism in Taiwan and Post-Euromaiden Ukraine– Wei Luo
• Preparing for Sky Wars: Evaluating the Airpower of China vis-à-vis ASEAN– Eugene Yong and James W. Tong

• Chinese Nationalism and Neo-Maoism– Jude Blanchette
• Chinese Foreign Policy and U.S.-China Relations– Jessica Chen Weiss
• Racial Politics and Policymaking in East Asian Democracies– Erin Aeran Chung
• Clientalism, Institutional Change, and Civil Society Activism in Malaysia– Meredith L. Weiss

Introduction

• Manufactured Identity, Public History, and Technological Innovation in Asia– Libby Liu

• #Me Too in India: What’s Next?– Shareen Joshi
• Hong Kong’s Civil Society in an Age of Renewed Sino-American Rivalry– Jeffrey Ngo & Nathan Law
• The Role of Dalit Civil Society in Combatting Caste-Based Discrimination– Subhash Nepali
• Interacting with the State: The Success and Vulnerability of the Feminist Movement in China– Sile Chen
• Rohingya Resistance: Utilizing Media to Combat Buddhist-Burman Nationalism– Mary Marston
• Rights of Transgender Persons: A Case for More Regional Cooperation in South Asia– Gowthaman Ranganathan

• Locating Selves in 21st Century Tibet: Tibetan Youth and Hip-Hop in the People’s Republic of China– Buer Su
• Keep it “Skr”: The Incorporation of Hip-Hop Subculture through Chinese Talent Shows and the Online Battle for Authenticity– Alexander Zhang

• The Philippines Under Duterte: How Journalism, the Judicial System, and Politics have Changed– Marites Vitug
• Taiwan’s Changing Political Landscape: A Reflection on the 2018 Midterm Election– Shelley Rigger
• Hokkaido’s Indigenous People: Connecting With the Outside World– Masako Kubota
• Domestic and Foreign Policy in Vietnam: The Future of Vietnamese Civil Society– Carlyle Thayer