Search results for: S. Frederick Starr
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Going nowhere: Thailand’s coup, one year on
...Today marks one year since the Thai junta came to power in a coup d’état.The move was ostensibly made to save the country from deadly street violence that had...
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China’s Dangerous $5 Trillion Dollar Bet: A South China Sea ADIZ?
...This week the annual report to the U.S. Congress on China’s Military Power was released. It noted Beijing’s use of “low-intensity coercion” across the South China Sea and East...
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After the Deal: The EU and Iran’s Energy Promise
...The EU has played an instrumental role in negotiating the interim agreement on Iran’s nuclear program. Ozan Serdaroglu argues that while the prospective lifting of sanctions under a final...
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Tackling Myanmar’s Corruption Challenge
...Corruption is widespread in Myanmar, and this has significant negative effects on the country’s economic development. In response, President U Thein Sein has made fighting corruption a priority. However,...
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The forgotten peoples of Vietnam’s Wars
...In the second half of the 20th century two of Indochina’s ethnic groups found themselves on the “wrong side of history”. Both supported the US forces in the Vietnam...
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Conflicting Views on Global Governance between China and the U.S.
...The new National Security Strategy (NSS) of the United States – which was published in February 2015 – not only provides the most authoritative account of the country’s strategic...
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Remorse and Reform: Abe’s Stormy Spring
...From apologizing for Japan’s wartime past to collective defense and FTA negotiations with the United States, Japan faces a number of contentious issues in the coming months that call...
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The PLA’s Evolving Global Role and New Security Initiatives
...China’s increased openness, accelerating economic development, and the emergence of new security challenges and relationships in the post-Cold War world have cast the Chinese military and its role in...
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Kazakhstan’s Snap election
...Kazakhstan’s decision to hold early presidential elections in April, a year ahead of time, comes at a time of turmoil for the country. Generally considered a success story of...
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Battles and Wars: Bracing for Erdoğan’s Long Goodbye
...committee to oversee discussions about reforms on the Kurdish issue. On March 21, 2015, Government Spokesperson Bülent Arınç bluntly told Erdoğan not to interfere in the running of the government....