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A New Look at Cinema in Southeast Asia from Former LKC Fellow Gerald Sim
Call for Stanford Student Applications: APARC Hiring 2020-21 Research Assistants
Southeast Asia's Approach to China and the Future of the Region
New Book Analyzes the Dynamics of Inequality Between China and Southeast Asia
APARC Announces Diversity Grant to Support Underrepresented Minority Students Interested in Contemporary Asia
Strategy in the South China Sea
COVID-19 in the Philippines – at a Glance
FSI Hosts APARC Panel on COVID-19 Impacts in Asia
APARC Announces New Fellowship and Internship Opportunities for Stanford Students
Amid the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, students are facing summer internship cancelations and hiring freezes. They are left wondering about the long-term implications of the current crisis for their academic careers and their access to future jobs and valuable work experience.
U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Meets with Stanford Experts
APARC’s Southeast Asia Program recently hosted the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Dan Kritenbrink, who joined faculty members from the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and other Stanford experts for a roundtable discussion about U.S.-Vietnam relations and U.S. strategy in Southeast Asia.
APARC Names 2020-21 Postdoctoral Fellows
APARC is pleased to announce that two young scholars, Jeffrey Weng and Nhu Truong, have been selected as our 2020-21 Shorenstein postdoctoral fellows on contemporary Asia. They will begin their appointments at Stanford in autumn 2020.
APARC Delegation Visits Hanoi and Bangkok
Southeast Asia, home to over 640 million people across 10 countries, is one of the world’s most dynamic and fastest growing regions. APARC just concluded the year 2019 with a Center delegation visit to two Southeast Asian capital cities, Hanoi and Bangkok, where we spent an engaging week with stakeholders in the academic, policy, business, and Stanford alumni communities.
Shorenstein Journalism Award Winner Maria Ressa Describes Philippine Broken Information Ecosystem, Democratic Recession
“This is an existential moment for global power structures, turned upside down by technology.
Video: Donald K. Emmerson on Strategic Thinking in Southeast Asia
Debating Artificial Intelligence: The Fox Versus the Hedgehog
Singapore has been described as “a thriving hub for artificial intelligence.” In May 2019, Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) released the first edition of “A Proposed Model AI Governance Framework.”
Opposition Party Building and Electoral Competition in Authoritarian Regimes: The Case of Malaysia
Can Trust Be Verified? Managing 5G Risk in Southeast Asia
Nothing can fully protect a country from secret malfeasance involving the company it hires to provide and maintain its 5th generation wireless system (5G). But certain steps can lessen the risk.
Forum Discusses Japan-U.S. Cooperation in Determining Regional Order
On Thursday, the third Asia-Pacific Geo-Economic Strategy Forum (APGEO) saw discussion on issues of international strategic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific with a particular focus on the U.S.-Japan relationship. Speakers included experts on defense and foreign affairs, including former U.S. National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster and former Japanese Ministers of Defense.
Between Hope and Caution: One American’s View of Indonesia’s Election
On April 17, Indonesia, the world’s fourth largest country and the third largest democracy after India and America, goes to the polls. APARC’s Don Emmerson reflects on what the fifth national election means for the twenty year old democracy.
Audio: APARC Scholars on China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Shorenstein APARC Names 2019-20 Postdoctoral Fellows
Shorenstein APARC is pleased to announce the selection of two scholars as postdoctoral fellows for the 2019-20 academic year. They will begin their appointments at Stanford in the coming Autumn quarter.
Podcast: Donald K. Emmerson on How Southeast Asian Nations Balance China-U.S. Relations
As tension grows between China and the United States, its effects are felt across Asia. APARC's Southeast Asia Program Director Donald K.
Video Interview with Sophie Lemière, 2018-19 Lee Kong Chian National University of Singapore-Stanford Fellow on Southeast Asia
Prior to departing for Singapore and the second half of her Lee Kong Chian Visiting Fellowship on Southeast Asia , we sat down with Sophie Lemière , a specialist in Malaysian politics, to discuss the origins of her interest in Malaysia, the country's May 2018 electoral revolution and the prospects of its new governing coalition, what it was like to follow the
The Highest Stage of Colonialism?
On October 22, Thum Ping Tjin delivered a talk at Stanford on Singapore’s political development and evolution under the ruling People’s Action Party. Audio from the talk, along with a transcript, is now available on his website.
