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Anti-Yoon Suk Yeol protesters participate in a rally against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul, South Korea.

South Korea's Distressed Democracy and What's Next

APARC and Korea Program Director Gi-Wook Shin continues to provide media commentary on the political crisis in South Korea following the impeachment of President Yoon after his martial law attempt.

Korea in Political Turmoil

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Apply for APARC's Fellowships and Summer Internships

APARC invites applications for our 2025-26 Predoctoral Fellowship, Taiwan Program Visiting Fellowship, and Next Asia Policy Visiting Fellowship, plus 2025 summer research assistant internships.

Learn more and apply by March 1

2025 Shorenstein Journalism Award Open to Nominations

Recognizing excellence in journalism on Asia, the 2025 award invites nominations through February 15. It will honor an Asian news outlet or a journalist who has primarily contributed to Asian news media.

2025 Journalism Award Nominations

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Recent Books by Our Scholars

Walking Out: America’s New Trade Policy in the Asia-Pacific and Beyond

Michael Beeman

Walking Out: America’s New Trade Policy in the Asia-Pacific and Beyond

Upstart: How China Became a Great Power

Oriana Skylar Mastro

Upstart: How China Became a Great Power

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Imperfect Partners: The United States and Southeast Asia

Scot Marciel

Imperfect Partners: The United States and Southeast Asia

The Logic of Governance in China

Xueguang Zhou

The Logic of Governance in China

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The 2024 U.S. Presidential Elections: High Stakes for Asia | Shorenstein APARC Panel Discussion

2024 Shorenstein Journalism Award | Chris Buckley | Memory, Forgetting, and Reporting on China

Book Launch | Walking Out: America’s New Trade Policy in the Asia-Pacific & Beyond | Michael Beeman

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The Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) is dedicated to the study of critical issues affecting the countries of Asia and their regional and global relations. Our scholar community is comprised of distinguished academics and practitioners in government, business, and civil society. Through policy-relevant research, publications, education, public programs, and international collaborations, we address pressing challenges in a world in which Asia plays an increasingly central role.

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Pursue and publish interdisciplinary, social science-oriented scholarship from regional and global perspectives on issues of vital importance to the economies, foreign affairs, health, politics, and societal transitions of the Asia-Pacific.

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Support the next generation of Asia experts by offering fellowship and training opportunities to academics and practitioners, teaching Stanford courses, and bringing Asia-Pacific topics into high school and community college classrooms.

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Illuminate Asia-Pacific-focused, policy-relevant problems and solutions and strengthen cooperation between counterparts in the United States and Asia by providing expert analysis, thought leadership, and constructive interaction.

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