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June 25, 2019 Special Forum
Myanmar’s Democratic Backsliding in the Struggle for National Identity and Independence

When Myanmar’s ruling military junta transitioned to a nominally civilian government in 2011, observers around the world asked whether one of Asia’s most repressive regimes was finally breaking […]

Jonathan T. Chow

Aung San Suu Kyi, Autonomy, China, citizenship, civil-military relations, democratic transition, ethnic nationalism, human rights, Rohingya, Rule of law
November 1, 2016 Special Forum
South Korea’s Realignment in 2016: Opportunities, Changes, and Challenges

Since its fourth nuclear test on January 6, 2015, North Korea has been showing off its nuclear capability to acquire the status of a nuclear state. Its parade […]

Shin Beomchul*

4thnuclear test, 5th nuclear test, AIIB, Denuclearization, GSOMIA, human rights, Kaesong Industrial Complex, Middle Power Diplomacy, Northeast Asia Peace and Cooperation Initiative, Park Geun-hye, Six-Party Talks, strategic patience, THAAD, Trust-building Process on the Korean Peninsula, Trustpolitik, UNSCR 2270
January 12, 2015 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (January 2015)

Deepening confrontation between China-North Korea-Russia on one side and South Korea-the United States-Japan on the other was the center of discussion over the last two months. As the […]

Editorial Staff

Eurasia Initiative, human rights, Korean reunification, Revisionism, sanctions, Yasukuni Shrine