Larissa Stünkel
Former Research Fellow
Ms. Larissa Stünkel was a Research Fellow at ISDP’s Stockholm China Center. She holds a master’s degree in Asian Studies from Lund University (Sweden) and a bachelor’s degree in International Studies from Leiden University (The Netherlands). She has spent exchange semesters in both Japan and South Korea and conducted fieldwork in Tokyo. In 2019, Ms. Stünkel completed a six-month internship with ISDP’s Stockholm Japan Center where she first applied her academic expertise in a policy-oriented environment. Her research interest covers geopolitical developments in the Pacific Islands, maritime security, as well as diplomatic relations within the Asia-Pacific region.
Publications by Larissa Stünkel
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Taiwan and the Diplomatic Squeeze
In mid-March 2023, the self-governing island of Taiwan lost another one of its already few diplomatic allies. Announcing the severing of diplomatic ties between Taiwan and Honduras on Twitter on March 15, […]
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China’s Polar Silk Road Revisited
Summary • China’s Arctic ambitions have expanded significantly over the past few years and have been integrated into the country’s foreign policy architecture. • Yet, the rhetorical expansion is not […]
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EU-Taiwan Semiconductor Cooperation: Lopsided Priorities?
Abstract: The European Union (EU) seeks de facto closer cooperation on chip production with Taiwan. This was underlined during Foreign Minister Joseph Wu’s Europe Tour in 2021 and by a […]
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Exit Kiribati? The Pacific Islands Forum Faces Further Strife
Introduction: Before the start of this week’s Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leadership summit in Suva, Fiji, there were high hopes that the political rifts that threatened to fracture the organization since last […]
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Taiwan and Palau – Recognition’s Many Facets
Introduction: The tiny Pacific nation of Palau caught headlines when it co-hosted the seventh “Our Ocean Conference” in mid-April this year. For Palau’s president, Surangel Whipps Jr, the hybrid gathering […]