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Gavin Shatkin, a Lee Kong Chian NUS-Stanford fellow on Southeast Asia at APARC, argues that prevailing urban development challenges in Jakarta, Metro Manila, and Bangkok stem from Cold War-era political and institutional structures imposed by U.S.-backed authoritarian, anti-communist regimes.
Issued by the President of Mongolia, the Mongolian Commemorative Coin of Honor is a symbolic distinction awarded to individuals who have made notable contributions to Mongolia.
Speaking on the APARC Briefing video series, Larry Diamond and Oriana Skylar Mastro analyze the strategic implications of the U.S. operation in Venezuela for the balance of power in the Taiwan Strait, Indo-Pacific security, America’s alliances, and the liberal international order.
In a special feature story, Japanese news publisher Nikkei spotlights the life and career of Stanford sociologist Kiyoteru Tsutsui.
Without Securing Talent, Korea Has No Future
Without Securing Talent, Korea Has No Future
To survive in the global competition for talent while facing the AI era, low fertility, and the crisis of a new brain drain, South Korea must comprehensively review and continuously adjust its talent strategy through a portfolio approach.
Held in Manila, Philippines, the fourth annual Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue generated cross-sectoral insights on complex issues faced by cities and human settlements across the region, from housing and mobility to disaster resilience.
Speaking just one day after deadly clashes between Thailand and Cambodia reignited along their shared border, Thai Ambassador Dr. Suriya Chindawongse joined APARC’s Southeast Asia Program to explain how a fragile truce, shifting U.S. tariffs, emerging semiconductor opportunities, and a surge in online scam syndicates are shaping ASEAN’s future.
Byongjin Ahn offers an insider’s look at how President Lee Jae-myung’s early leadership is reshaping South Korea’s political order, revealing the tensions between pragmatic governance, fragile liberal norms, and the country’s emerging AI-driven strategic ambitions.
Eurasia Group’s David Meale, a former Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, reflects on the last 30 years and describes how the two economic superpowers can maintain an uneasy coexistence.
Theara Thun, APARC’s Lee Kong Chian NUS-Stanford Fellow on Southeast Asia, investigates how educational systems emerged in post-Khmer Rouge Cambodia within the broader context of national recovery and development.
The country’s political polarization has metastasized. What can be done?
Sponsored by Stanford University’s Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, the annual award recognizes outstanding journalists and news media outlets for excellence in covering the Asia-Pacific region. News editors, publishers, scholars, and organizations focused on Asia research and analysis are invited to submit nominations for the 2026 award through February 15, 2026.
Stanford sociologist Kiyoteru Tsutsui, director of the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and the Japan Program, evaluates Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's first month in office.
A screening and discussion of the documentary 'A Chip Odyssey' underscored how Taiwan's semiconductor ascent was shaped by a collective mission, collaboration, and shared purpose, and why this matters for a world increasingly reliant on chips.
Taiwan’s experience reveals that trade credit linkages are a substantial transmission channel for global trade shocks, according to research by National Chengchi University’s Hsiao-Hui Lee, an expert in supply chain management. Her work highlights the need to include financial network management in strategies for supply chain resilience.
Weitseng Chen of the National University of Singapore explores how legal modernization can entrench rather than erode authoritarian power, an unexpected result of a legal mechanism that underpins functioning democracies.
At a film screening and discussion of the documentary 'The Six,' which illuminates the untold stories of the six Chinese survivors of the Titanic, film co-creator and lead researcher Steven Schwankert spoke with audience members about the making of the documentary, the surprising discoveries behind it, and the challenges of historical research in and about China.
Award-winning filmmaker Ema Ryan Yamazaki discussed her documentary portrait of a large Japanese elementary school in suburban Tokyo and reflected on the delicate balance between community and self.
Stanford sociologist Kiyoteru Tsutsui, director of the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and the Japan Program, explains the path to power of Japan’s first female prime minister and what her leadership means for the country's future.
In his new book, What It Takes: Southeast Asia, Gita Wirjawan examines how Southeast Asia can unlock its untapped potential by leveraging its massive economic and human scale to claim its place on the global stage.
Each year, the Global Affiliates Program hosts at APARC a cohort of qualified personnel nominated by our affiliate members, who send their talent to Stanford as visiting fellows for a year of research and enrichment.
The 2025 Shorenstein Journalism Award recognized Netra News, Bangladesh’s premier independent media outlet, at a celebration featuring Tasneem Khalil, its founding editor-in-chief, who discussed its mission and joined a panel of experts in considering the prospects for democracy in Bangladesh.
In this interview, Shorenstein Postdoctoral Fellow on Contemporary Asia Yingqiu Kuang discusses her research on the transformation of global technology governance, focusing on how China and other East Asian economies are influencing emerging technical standards and redefining the rules that underpin digital innovation.
At the second annual Sushi Hackathon, teams of student innovators joined technology professionals and entrepreneurs at Stanford to explore ethical AI and showcase AI-powered solutions to promote sustainability and efficiency in the fisheries industry.