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The introduction of House Resolution 1230 in the US Congress reinforces the Tamil diaspora’s call for self-determination, ...

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The Russia–North Korea ‘Treaty on the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’, signed in June 2024, has raised concerns of anti-Western alliances, shifting the balance of power in East Asia and sparking ...

The 27 October general election for Japan’s House of Representatives resulted in a major setback for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)– Komeito coalition. The ruling parties were widely ...

After Japan’s bubble economy burst in the late 1980s and interest rates were subsequently slashed, carry trades and overseas investment boomed. As the Bank of Japan starts to raise Japan’s ...

The National Samsung Electronics Union started a strike on 10 July that lasted until 8 August. But the union announced that while they will return to work, their protest will be an indefinite, ...

Donald Trump's continuing electoral viability despite his obvious disdain for democratic norms is often viewed as a distinctively American issue, but similar dynamics can be seen in major democracies ...

Yves Tiberghien is a Professor of Political Science and Director Emeritus of the Institute of Asian Research at the University of British Columbia. He is also the Konwakai Chair in Japanese Research ...

Jong Eun Lee is Assistant Professor of Political Science at North Greenville University.

Erin Baggott Carter is Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California and a Hoover Fellow at Stanford University.