Search results for: S. Frederick Starr
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China’s Military Reform: Present and Future – Part 2
...Changes made to the structure of the Chinese armed forces have occupied much attention the world over, and are a central part of a wider program of reform being...
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China’s Military Reform: Present and Future – Part 1
...Changes made to the structure of the Chinese armed forces have occupied much attention the world over, and are a central part of a wider program of reform being...
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Mental Illness: Myanmar’s Hidden Epidemic
...year by the Ministry of Health and Sports showed some modest but important improvements in health indicators. In a worrying development though the report devoted less than a page to...
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Changing Global Orders and Europe’s Role
...Abstract The United States and Europe have been perceived as deteriorating international actors, particularly when contrasted to China which has been seen as a new force under its all-powerful...
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Conference Report: What’s in It for Sweden? Toward a Shared Agenda for Swedish East Asia Research
...On April 26-27, 2018, the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP) organized the second installment of the conference series East Asia Research in Sweden. The first conference in...
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The Myth of Erdogan’s Power
...Far from a sultan, the Turkish president is hemmed in by the nationalists who back him—and they don’t want him to get too close to Russia. This month, Turkish...
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Turkey’s election reveals the durability of nationalism
...Suat Kiniklioglu was formerly deputy chairman of external affairs for Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) before parting ways in 2012. He is a senior fellow at the Institute...
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Will the Kurdish Question Secure Erdoğan’s Re-election?
...The Kurdish question may serve President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, helping to secure his re-election. The election campaign has demonstrated that Erdoğan no longer energizes the masses; after fifteen...
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A Reset for U.S.-DPRK Relations: The Path Ahead
...A hugely anticipated meeting of longtime adversaries, the June 12 Summit in Singapore between President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un combined momentous gravity with theatrical spectacle. Resulting in...
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The U.S. Should Go Around Erdogan to Engage Turkey
...Following recent clashes at the Gaza-Israel border, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has broken his tenuous two-year cease-fire with Israel and returned to spewing invective at the Jewish state....