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Middle power states are selectively granting and restricting access to their economic strengths to reshape markets and security relationships.
Singles are reshaping culture and commerce in Asia. A professor of marketing explains why the US could be next.
Once a democracy starts to erode, it can be difficult to reverse the trend. What does it take for democracies to bounce back from periods of autocratic rule?
China’s carefully staged display of unity with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un at a parade marking China’s victory over Japan in WWII projected strength abroad, but it also risks unintended consequences.
China’s pop culture is a big hit in 2025. It could help the country’s image.
Refugee testimonies help shed light on the way wild animals are being captured and traded.
Is the new South Korean president’s softer approach to the North wise in a challenging new security environment?
Japan and South Korea’s national firms use startups as resources to help them compete internationally.
The global rise of a small subset of K-dramas is impacting the entire Korean TV landscape – and it’s not all for the best.
In the wake of the Korean War, hundreds of thousands of children were sent abroad.
It was a stunning intelligence coup, 18 months in the making.
Lee Jae-myung’s election represents a turning point for South Korean foreign policy.
Gender conflict subtly but powerfully shaped South Korea’s election.
South Korea has been in turmoil since former President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law and was impeached. Can the next leader bring the country back together?
Overshadowing almost everything in the country is the impeachment of the former president for abuse and the ensuing political paralysis.
In Seoul, Tokyo and even Taipei, a once-unthinkable idea — building nuclear weapons — has begun to look disturbingly pragmatic.
TikTok’s viral Hongdae boy videos – while they may be comedic parodies – are drawing attention to broader insidious forms of sexism many South Korean women face.
For decades, intercountry adoptees were told they were ‘abandoned’, ‘rescued’ or ‘unwanted’. But these long-held stories are now under scrutiny.
Student visa holders face high levels of vetting and monitoring. Escalating those protocols will redirect students to other countries and weaken US global leadership, a scholar argues.
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Online Learning Advisor - Security and International Relations, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of International Relations and Security, University of Bradford
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Senior Lecturer in Korean Studies, University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor of International Relations, American University School of International Service
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Reader in Asia Pacific Studies, Co-Director of the International Institute of Korean Studies, University of Lancashire
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