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May 14th, 2012
Asia "pivot" emphasizes security over economy, says Stanford's Emmerson
SEAF NewsThe term "pivot" has fallen out of favor in Washington, but the Obama administration's heightened interest in Asia is real and ongoing, says Donald Emmerson, director of Stanford's Southeast Asia Forum. He recently discussed the nuances of what he describes as an important but "lopsided pivot." Read more »
May 8th, 2012
Bo Xilai affair a turning point for China's top leadership
SCP NewsA revelatory story emerged in China this spring: Bo Xilai, Chongqing’s Communist Party head, had fallen out with the party and was accused of shocking abuses of power. On May 2, the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center held a special seminar to make sense of what this unusual high-level scandal could mean for the future of China’s current political system. Read more »
April 16th, 2012
A critical analysis of South Korea's parliamentary election results
KSP NewsOn 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.
March 20th, 2012
Podcast: Brinkley's "Cambodia Today"
SEAF AnnouncementAn audio podcast of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Joel Brinkley's Jan. 17 talk about Cambodia's history and current political, economic, and social conditions is now available on the SEAF website.
February 29th, 2012
Stanford’s Straub, Hecker explain North Korea’s plan to halt nuclear program
CISAC, FSI Stanford, Shorenstein APARC NewsIn an agreement with Washington, Pyongyang will allow nuclear inspectors into North Korea and also receive much-needed nutritional assistance to the impoverished country. David Straub and Siegfried Hecker discuss Pyongyang’s moratorium on nuclear testing. Read more »
February 13th, 2012
Understanding the complexities of China's global interactions
SCP NewsSince 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 »
January 31st, 2012
Shin and Stanford's Korean Studies Program
KSP in the news: Stanford Daily on January 31, 2012Gi-Wook Shin, founding director of Stanford's Korean Studies Program (KSP), spoke with the Stanford Daily about creating a unique niche for KSP over the past 11 years, and about being a student during an era of change in Korea.
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