The Asia-Pacific Forum – Current Issue

Remy Maduit | Authors published 

Defense & Security | International Relations & Politics | Irregular Warfare & Terrorism | Africa | Asia & Pacific | Europe | Latin America | MENA

The New Cold War and the Rise of the 21st-Century Infrastructure State
– Seth Schindler, Senior Lecturer, Urban Development and Transformation, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, UK.
– Jessica DiCarlo, Researcher, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA.
– Dinesh Paudel, Associate Professor, Appalachian State University, USA.

Can ASEAN Retain Centrality in Indo-Pacific Region? From a GVC Point of View
– Masataka Fujita, Secretary-General of the ASEAN-Japan Center. He is the Former Head of the Investment Trends and Issues Branch at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Japan.

The Evolution of the East Asian Eco-Developmental State
– Stevan Harrell taught anthropology, China Studies, and Environmental Studies at the University of Washington, USA.
– Mary Alice Haddad, John E. Andrus Professor & Chair and Professor, East Asian Studies, and Professor, Environmental Studies, Wesleyan University, USA. 

After the Biden-Xi Summit: Finding Common Ground with China
– Mel Gurtov, Professor Emeritus, Political Science, Portland State University & Senior Editor, Asian Perspective, USA. 

Hardening Chinese Realpolitik in the 21st Century: The Evolution of Beijing’s Thinking about Arms Control
– Henrik Stålhane Hiim, Associate Professor, the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies & Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), Norway.
– Magnus Langset Trøan, Research Fellow, NUPI, Norway.

Legitimizing China’s Growing Engagement in African Security: Change within Continuity of Official Discourse
– Ilaria Carrozza, Senior Researcher, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway.

EU-Japan Connectivity Promises
– Marie Söderberg, Professor, European Institute of Japanese Studies & Adjunct Professor, Stockholm School of Economics. She is also a Chairperson, the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Sweden.

Local Politics for Democratic Quality and Depth: Lessons from South Korea
– Fiona Yap, Professor & Interim Director, Crawford School of Public Policy, College of Asia and the Pacific. She is also Co-Editor of the European Journal of Development Research & Co-Editor of Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies & Managing Editor, Presidential-powers.net Academic blog & Advisory Board member, Korea Institute, The Australian National University, Australia.

India’s Grand Strategy in East Asia in the Era of COVID-19
Ian Hall, Professor & Deputy Director, Griffith Asia Institute. He is also an Academic Fellow, at Australia India Institute, University of Melbourne & co-Editor, the Australian Journal of International Affairs, Australia.

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