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Yusra Khan (Staff Writer)
Feb 1215 min read
The Importance of East Asia as a Region for Foreign Policy Decisions in Northeast and Southeast Asia
Possessing the world’s most populated countries and some of the oldest civilizations, Eastern Asia, Northeast, and Southeast Asia have...
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Ishaan Pandey (Guest Writer)
Dec 10, 202412 min read
Who, Not How: Rethinking Sanctions
The case of North Korea raises critical questions about the effectiveness of sanctions, and how a contextual sanctions approach can lead...
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Samuel Lee, Declan Browne, Rosanne Costin, & Raphael Dillon
Dec 9, 202423 min read
Rice & Wagyu: An Interview with Former Second Secretary Rosanne Costin on Trade and Diplomacy
Listen to the audio on Spotify *The transcript has been edited for readability Hosted by Samuel Lee and Declan Browne. Special thanks to...
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Sofia Waas (Guest Writer)
Dec 4, 20249 min read
Do Sun Tzu's Insights Help Us to Understand the Contemporary Military Strategy of Great Powers?
Sun Tzu’s paradox that ‘preserving the enemy's state is best,’ initially seems far removed from US military strategy often characterised...
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Samuel Lee (Staff Writer)
Dec 2, 20246 min read
Solidarist and Pluralist Tensions: Defining Human Rights in the English School of International Relations
"UN peacekeepers from Indonesia patrol the streets of Phnom Penh in an armoured personnel carrier on August 27, 1993, amid the morning...
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Samuel Lee (Staff Writer)
Dec 2, 20248 min read
National Unification, Collaboration and Collective Memory: The Impact of the War of Resistance on Chinese History
"Women’s Defense Corps training at Canton, China, 1938" by Cambridge University Before answering whether the war of resistance witnessed...
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Samuel Lee (Staff Writer)
Dec 2, 202410 min read
The Korean War and China's Cold War Calculations: National Security, Ideology, and Diplomacy
"North Korean soldiers stage a battle drill" by KCNA The Korean War and China’s involvement stands as a significant flashpoint in Cold...
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Samuel Lee (Staff Writer)
Dec 2, 202413 min read
The Paradox of Nationalism: Contributing to Order and Chaos in Global Politics (China vs USA)
"Aftermath of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, 2024" by Evan Vucci (Associated Press) "Xi Jinping waits to meet with Hong...
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Samuel Lee (Staff Writer)
Dec 2, 20249 min read
Women's Voices: Struggling with Modernity in Qing China
"Chinese Girl" by Vladimir Tretchikoff This essay will analyse the role of women in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century...
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Declan Browne (Staff Writer)
Nov 29, 20247 min read
Decolonization in the Twentieth Century: Reshaping Global Order and Cultural Identities
This essay examines how decolonization in the twentieth century reshaped the global order and the international system.
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