Scholarly Publications
Civil Wars & Global Disorder: Threats & Opportunities
September 2018
There are some thirty ongoing civil wars – Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq among the high-profile cases – with the average duration of conflict increasing over the past twenty years.
Dynasties and Democracy: The Inherited Incumbency Advantage in Japan
June 2018
Although democracy is, in principle, the antithesis of dynastic rule, families with multiple members in elective office continue to be common around the world.
Manipulating Globalization: The Influence of Bureaucrats on Business in China
June 2018
The era of globalization saw China emerge as the world's manufacturing titan. However, the "made in China" model—with its reliance on cheap labor and thin profits—has begun to wane.
Other Publications
Assessing the Effectiveness of Alliance Responses to Regional and Global Threats
June 2018
From 31 January through 1 February 2018, Stanford University’s U.S.-Asia Security Initiative (USASI) and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF), gathered in Tokyo representatives from the government,...
Abe's Desperate Trip To Washington
June 2018
On June 7, 2018, Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe travels to the U.S. to meet with President Trump (the 4th such visit since the latter's election). Abe looks to influence the U.S.
Confronting Climate Change: What Can the US and Japan Contribute to Creating Sustainable Societies?
May 2018
This report was produced for the Abe Fellows Global Forum 2017 symposiums on climate change, held in partnership with Stanford University's Walter H.
News
Asia Health Policy Program Assembles Conferences in Beijing on Healthy Aging and Primary Care
August 2018
In the summer of 2018, the Asia Health Policy Program (AHPP) at the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (co)hosted two conferences in Beijing.
CVID approach to North Korea's nuclear program faces significant challenges
August 2018
The recent development of the North Korea's summit diplomacy and feasibility of CVID (Complete, Verifiable and Irreversible Dismantlement) of the nuclear program have received unprecedented...
Gi-Wook Shin on Korea
August 2018
Gi-Wook Shin, director of the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, regularly writes on Korean affairs for Korean audience.
Events
Tokyo Alumni Reception
August 1, 2018
Alumni and Friends of Shorenstein APARC are invited to a gathering in Tokyo. We hope you can join for this opportunity to reconnect as well as build new relationships!
Beijing Alumni Reception
August 1, 2018
Alumni and Friends of Shorenstein APARC are invited to a gathering in Beijing. We hope you can join for this opportunity to reconnect as well as build new relationships!
Projects
An Expanding Toolkit: The Evolution of Governance in China
China has undergone historic economic, social and cultural transformations since its Opening and Reform.
English
China: Going Global
Beijing’s new Silk Road initiative links old trade corridors from Asia to Africa and Europe.
English
Multimedia
A Conversation with the Author of "Superficial Korea"
October 2017
Dafna Zur, assistant professor of East Asian Language and Cultures at Stanford University, leads a discussion of Superficial Korea, a book by Gi-Wook Shin, professor of sociology and Shorenstein APARC director, which was recently published in...
U.S., China and Russia: Relations between the World's Great Powers
July 2017
Video from the Richard Nixon Foundation panel discussion, "U.S., China and Russia: Relations between the World's Great Powers," on July 27, 2017 with Karl Eikenberry, Thomas Fingar, David Holloway and Kathryn Stoner.
The North Korea Crisis
June 2017
Video and transcript from the joint CISAC/Shorenstein APARC panel discussion, "The North Korea Crisis," on May 30, 2017, with James Person, director of the Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation at the Center for Korean History and Public Policy; Gi-Wook...
People
Karl Eikenberry Professor of the Practice Fellow, S-APARC, Core faculty, CISAC, Affiliate, CDDRL, Affiliate, TEC 
Scott Rozelle Senior Fellow, Helen F. Farnsworth Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies 
