May 16th, 2012

Regional conflicts are no simple matter

In trying to understand the source of a regional conflict we should avoid focusing too narrowly on a single issue of identity, said Lee Kong Chian Fellow Graham Brown during a May 15 seminar at Stanford. Brown gave examples from Southeast Asia to illustrate the complex nature of conflicts.

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April 16th, 2012

A critical analysis of South Korea's parliamentary election results

On April 11, South Koreans went to the polls and elected new National Assembly members, with the current ruling party winning the majority of seats. Shorenstein APARC director Gi-Wook Shin's insightful after-election analysis, including audio and remarks, is now available online.

• » Changing Course? A Critical Analysis of South Korea's Parliamentary Election Results
  

April 12th, 2012

Looking at higher education in developing economies

Engineering education in Brazil, Russia, India, and China -- the "BRIC countries" -- is the subject of a groundbreaking recent study and a forthcoming book co-authored by Rafiq Dossani. He has written a working paper focusing on India, and took part in a related conference at FSI on Apr. 28.

• » The Changing Governance of Higher Education in India

February 13th, 2012

Understanding the complexities of China's global interactions

Since opening its doors to the world in 1978, China has pursued a sometimes erratic but reasonably steady course leading to increasing global economic and political interaction. Thomas Fingar is leading a new multiphase Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center initiative to explore the nuances and complexity of China’s foreign relations and domestic issues. The project kicks off with a Mar. 19-20 workshop at the new Stanford China Center at Peking University. Read more »

May 18th, 2011

Asia Foundation president suggests far-ranging impacts of uprisings

"As with the collapse of the Berlin Wall more than two decades ago, the reverberations of the 'Arab Awakening' are being felt well beyond the Middle East," said Asia Foundation president David D. Arnold during his May 4 talk at Stanford about the recent uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East. He suggested that for countries in Asia and other parts of the world, the uprisings are a reminder that a strong economy is not a replacement for good governance and that democracy can take place anywhere in the world. In Asia, the Asia Foundation blog, provides an overview of Arnold's talk supplemented by essays, including "Worlds at Stake in Arab Reform" by Southeast Asia Forum director Donald Emmerson and "The 'Libya Model' and What’s Next in North Korea" and "Springtimes of Political Reform: Looking to East Asia for Clues to Democratic Consolidation" by former Pantech Fellow Scott Snyder. The full audio of Arnold's Stanford talk is now available online.

• » The Arab Awakening: Governance Lessons for Asia and Beyond
  
• » Stanford Daily: Arnold explains the Arab Awakening
• » In Asia: The Arab Awakening: Governance lessons for Asia and beyond
• » In Asia: Worlds at stake in Arab reform
• » In Asia: Springtimes of political reform: Looking to East Asia for clues to democratic consolidation
• » In Asia: The 'Libya model' and what's next in North Korea

April 14th, 2011

E-commerce, online gaming and social networking benefit from internet boom in China: SPRIE visiting scholar details way forward for US internet firms and investors

Duncan Clark, Visiting Scholar at SPRIE and Chairman/Founder of Beijing-based investment advisory firm BDA China, spoke to a packed room at a seminar, presented by SPRIE, about the appeal and complexities of China’s dynamic internet sector. Audio transcript available presentation available
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November 18th, 2010

An Asian dimension to the Stanford Center for Population Research

The Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and its Asia Health Policy Program have joined with other centers and programs across the university as collaborative partners for the new Stanford Center for Population Research. Read more »