Search results for: S. Frederick Starr
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North Korea’s Economy is Recentralised and China-reliant
...Link to the original article on East Asia Forum’s website. In North Korea, many enjoy making money for themselves by selling products in private markets. Under Kim Jong-un, expanding...
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The Next Generation Problem: The Ups and Downs of Sweden’s Huawei Ban
...Abstract After months of pending legal challenges, Sweden proceeded with the long-delayed 5G-frequency auctions in January this year, finally allowing Swedish telecom providers to continue the 5G-rollout; however, still...
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Stable and in Control? China’s Party Regime and its Challenges
...Abstract Despite domestic and international difficulties, the survival and stability of the Chinese Communist regime does not seem to be severely threatened. China’s successful domestic handling of the pandemic...
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Water as a Political Security Tool: The Himalaya’s Strategic Conundrum
...Abstract Fresh water has no substitute, and its availability has been declining sharply around the globe. In Asia, China’s role as a multidirectional and trans-border water provider is debatable....
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The Changing Power-Relations in the Indo-Pacific: Decoding New Delhi’s Strategic Outlook
...Abstract The growing importance of the maritime sphere for trade and connectivity has made the seas and oceans arenas of stiff competition and contestation. There is intense tussle between...
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China’s Urbanization: Hukou Reforms and Social Justice
...Abstract This paper explores the socio-economic impacts of the Household Registration System (Hukou) and the delicate interplay between migration policies and urban development in China. Despite several rounds of...
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Pompeo’s Puzzling Side Trip
...This article was authored by ISDP’s Associated Research Fellow, Ramses Amer, and Li Jianwei, Director and Research Fellow at the National Institute for South China Sea Studies. U.S. Secretary...
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China’s Criminal Justice Reforms: Impacts on the Prevention of Miscarriages of Justice
...Summary The widespread cases of miscarriages of justice in China – in the form of wrongful convictions and procedural abuses – have revealed deep flaws in the country’s criminal...
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“A People’s Peace”: Inclusive Peacebuilding and the Role of Civil Society in Korea
...In this essay, Alec Forss assesses how the concept of inclusive peacebuilding applies to the Korean Peninsula, with a particular focus on the role of civil society in South...
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Taking Stock of China’s Anti-Discrimination Legislation
...Summary China’s transition to a socialist market economy in 1978 – resulting in increased competition, especially in the labor market – introduced greater opportunities for discrimination. Since the 1990’s,...