Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center Policy Engagement

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Policy Outreach

Interacting with decision-makers on topical issues pertinent to Asia and strengthening U.S.-Asia relations

A brain trust on Asia-Pacific issues

Shorenstein APARC helps deepen U.S.-Asia dialogue and improve policy responses to the challenges facing Asian nations and U.S.-Asia relations by providing Asia-Pacific-focused evidence, analysis, and thought leadership, and by creating opportunities for constructive interaction between U.S. leaders and their Asian counterparts.

Policy Outreach Highlights

Building a Pandemic-Ready Asia-Pacific

APARC Visiting Scholar Sung Sup Ra and co-authors outline how the Asia-Pacific region can embed pandemic readiness into fiscal and development planning by institutionalizing four pillars.

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Gi-Wook Shin, Evan Medeiros, and Xinru Ma in conversation at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Providing Data-Driven Perspectives on U.S. Asia Policy

The Stanford Next Asia Policy Lab (SNAPL) shared data-driven insights into U.S.-China tensions, public attitudes toward China, and racial dynamics in Asia with policy communities in Washington, D.C.

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Analyzing the Shift in U.S. Trade Policy and Its Impacts

In his book "Walking Out," Visiting Scholar Michael Beeman unravels the pivot in U.S. policy from the trading system and norms it had once championed and considers the global implications of this shift.

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Bridging Asia Research and Policy

What can be done to promote inter-Korean sustainable engagement? What are the sources of instability and conflict in highly centralized authoritarian regimes? How will precision health and population aging shape the future well-being of Asia’s societies? What do new technologies mean for the future of work in East Asia, and how can we promote entrepreneurship and innovation in the region?

At Shorenstein APARC, we promote academic as well as policy-relevant research and our scholars often draw policy implications from their findings. While we are not a think tank, policy outreach is core to our mission and we see it as our responsibility to actively engage decision makers and to bring Asia-Pacific scholarship to bear on policy debates and agendas. Located on the edge of the Pacific Ocean and drawing on the strengths of our Stanford base, the Center is a natural bridge between Asia research and policy on wide-ranging issues, including demographic change, education, entrepreneurship, innovation, political economy, political violence, and regional security.

Our goals are to provide nuanced context to stakeholders who shape Asia-focused policy and practice on these topics and to deepen understanding and cooperation between the United States and Asian nations. To meet these goals, we focus on the following activities:

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Stanford Next Asia Policy Lab

At APARC, the Stanford Next Asia Policy Lab (SNAPL) addresses emergent social, cultural, economic, and political challenges in Asia through interdisciplinary, policy-relevant, comparative, and data-driven research.

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Asia Health Policy Program Director Karen Eggleston speaking with two researchers at the Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China.

International Research Collaborations and Policy Recommendations

We lead joint research initiatives with Asia experts from around the world and with Asian scholars and practitioners. We also offer policy recommendations and conduct policy evaluations that we publish in expert briefs and reports.

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Policy Papers and Reports

We produce policy and working papers showcasing the findings of research in progress, best practices, and insights by our experts, visiting scholars, and guest speakers.

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