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From all of us here at APARC, thank you for being part of our community. Wishing you a warm, joyful, and festive holiday season! 🎁
December 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
From all of us here at APARC, thank you for being part of our community. Wishing you a warm, joyful, and festive holiday season! 🎁
📚❄️ ☕ Looking for a winter break read? Explore APARC books on topical issues in Asian affairs and U.S.-Asia relations, featuring policy-relevant research and analysis by our scholars. Get our publications via @stanfordpress.bsky.social buff.ly/6jW4i3N
Books by Shorenstein APARC
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December 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
📚❄️ ☕ Looking for a winter break read? Explore APARC books on topical issues in Asian affairs and U.S.-Asia relations, featuring policy-relevant research and analysis by our scholars. Get our publications via @stanfordpress.bsky.social buff.ly/6jW4i3N
South Korea’s health spending is paying off, but a new study, co-authored by @stanford.edu health economist Karen Eggleston, unveils a problem: the lowest-income adults receive the least relative health gains. The lesson? Universal health care isn’t enough — equity must be built in.
Spending More, Gaining Less: Lowest-Income Koreans Derive the Least Value
Despite rising health care spending, adults in South Korea’s lowest-income quintile experience the smallest relative improvement in life expectancy and well-being, according to a new study. The…
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December 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
South Korea’s health spending is paying off, but a new study, co-authored by @stanford.edu health economist Karen Eggleston, unveils a problem: the lowest-income adults receive the least relative health gains. The lesson? Universal health care isn’t enough — equity must be built in.
☃️ Looking for some winter break reads? 👀
Catch up on expert insights into diverse issues across the Asia-Pacific working & policy papers by APARC's visiting scholars and guests. Explore topics ranging from future pandemic preparedness to Japan's innovation policy & more.
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Catch up on expert insights into diverse issues across the Asia-Pacific working & policy papers by APARC's visiting scholars and guests. Explore topics ranging from future pandemic preparedness to Japan's innovation policy & more.
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Shorenstein APARC Policy and Working Papers
Stanford University
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December 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
☃️ Looking for some winter break reads? 👀
Catch up on expert insights into diverse issues across the Asia-Pacific working & policy papers by APARC's visiting scholars and guests. Explore topics ranging from future pandemic preparedness to Japan's innovation policy & more.
buff.ly/yI1m6dd
Catch up on expert insights into diverse issues across the Asia-Pacific working & policy papers by APARC's visiting scholars and guests. Explore topics ranging from future pandemic preparedness to Japan's innovation policy & more.
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🌏 Last month, we held the 4th annual Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue in Manila to discuss UN SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. The event’s themes moved beyond disaster recovery and fixes, focusing on building urban resilience so cities can thrive amid complex crises.
Envisioning Cities as Sites and Actors for Sustainable Development: Lessons
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…
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December 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
🌏 Last month, we held the 4th annual Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue in Manila to discuss UN SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. The event’s themes moved beyond disaster recovery and fixes, focusing on building urban resilience so cities can thrive amid complex crises.
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Jan. 20 | 12pm Pacific
CASBS fellow Wen-Chin Wu speaking @aparc.stanford.edu on Taiwanese public opinion and national security. Is the public willing to defend Taiwan if a cross-Strait war breaks out?
Details & registration:
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CASBS fellow Wen-Chin Wu speaking @aparc.stanford.edu on Taiwanese public opinion and national security. Is the public willing to defend Taiwan if a cross-Strait war breaks out?
Details & registration:
aparc.fsi.stanford.edu/events/invis...
December 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Jan. 20 | 12pm Pacific
CASBS fellow Wen-Chin Wu speaking @aparc.stanford.edu on Taiwanese public opinion and national security. Is the public willing to defend Taiwan if a cross-Strait war breaks out?
Details & registration:
aparc.fsi.stanford.edu/events/invis...
CASBS fellow Wen-Chin Wu speaking @aparc.stanford.edu on Taiwanese public opinion and national security. Is the public willing to defend Taiwan if a cross-Strait war breaks out?
Details & registration:
aparc.fsi.stanford.edu/events/invis...
🗓️ January 7 @ 12 p.m. PT | Join @northeasternu.bsky.social Gavin Shatkin for a deep dive into Southeast Asia’s urban politics. Discover how Cold War-era authoritarian regimes shaped today's urban planning, economic inequality, and social movements. Reserve your spot today ⤵️
Reckoning the Urban: Cold War Legacies and Contemporary Urban Politics in
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December 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🗓️ January 7 @ 12 p.m. PT | Join @northeasternu.bsky.social Gavin Shatkin for a deep dive into Southeast Asia’s urban politics. Discover how Cold War-era authoritarian regimes shaped today's urban planning, economic inequality, and social movements. Reserve your spot today ⤵️
🔖 NEW APARC POLICY PAPER | "From Crisis to Confidence: Building a Pandemic-Ready Asia-Pacific."
The authors outline an actionable path for making the Asia-Pacific region pandemic-ready by embedding preparedness into fiscal and development planning.
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The authors outline an actionable path for making the Asia-Pacific region pandemic-ready by embedding preparedness into fiscal and development planning.
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From Crisis to Confidence
Building a Pandemic-Ready Asia-Pacific
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December 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
🔖 NEW APARC POLICY PAPER | "From Crisis to Confidence: Building a Pandemic-Ready Asia-Pacific."
The authors outline an actionable path for making the Asia-Pacific region pandemic-ready by embedding preparedness into fiscal and development planning.
🗞️ stanford.io/4ptz3UX
The authors outline an actionable path for making the Asia-Pacific region pandemic-ready by embedding preparedness into fiscal and development planning.
🗞️ stanford.io/4ptz3UX
Although South Korea withstood the political storms following President Yoon's attempt at martial law, the events of the past year have “illustrated a fragile democracy divided against itself." What can be done? Read @thediplomat.com piece by APARC's Gi-Wook Shin and Kerstin Norris
South Korea’s Fractured Democracy: One Year After Martial Law
The country’s political polarization has metastasized. What can be done?
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December 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Although South Korea withstood the political storms following President Yoon's attempt at martial law, the events of the past year have “illustrated a fragile democracy divided against itself." What can be done? Read @thediplomat.com piece by APARC's Gi-Wook Shin and Kerstin Norris
The brief martial law bid by South Korea's ousted President Yoon deeply altered Korean politics and society. APARC's Gi-Wook Shin emphasizes the urgency of reforms to address institutional weakness, or else "polarization will remain a defining threat to Korea’s democratic stability."
Martial law’s animosity has outlived decree — and now defines political identity
The martial law declaration by ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol on Dec. 3 lasted only six hours, but a year later, the animosity it unleashed lives on. Those six
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December 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The brief martial law bid by South Korea's ousted President Yoon deeply altered Korean politics and society. APARC's Gi-Wook Shin emphasizes the urgency of reforms to address institutional weakness, or else "polarization will remain a defining threat to Korea’s democratic stability."
The 2026 Shorenstein Journalism Award & $10K prize for excellence in covering the Asia-Pacific region is open for nominations! This cycle, the award will honor a recipient for outstanding contributions to Western news media. Nomination entries are due by Feb 15, 2026. stanford.io/48w1MkU
2026 Shorenstein Journalism Award Open for Nominations
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…
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December 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The 2026 Shorenstein Journalism Award & $10K prize for excellence in covering the Asia-Pacific region is open for nominations! This cycle, the award will honor a recipient for outstanding contributions to Western news media. Nomination entries are due by Feb 15, 2026. stanford.io/48w1MkU
Happening tomorrow, December 2 @ noon. Join us 👇
Dec 2 @ noon | David Meale, @eurasiagroup.net's China Practice Head and former Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, examines U.S. and Chinese goals for the bilateral relationship and what a potential deal and cooperation b/w the two powers might look like. Join us!
Managed Rivalry in View: Policy Pathways for the United States and China
Stanford University
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December 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Happening tomorrow, December 2 @ noon. Join us 👇
Explore our annual report, which highlights the insights gained throughout a year of shifting trade tensions, political balancing acts, societal polarization, and technological disruption across Asia, along with our community’s collective impact. View online or download your copy ⬇️ buff.ly/0Ovinaq
Shorenstein APARC 2024-25 annual report
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November 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Explore our annual report, which highlights the insights gained throughout a year of shifting trade tensions, political balancing acts, societal polarization, and technological disruption across Asia, along with our community’s collective impact. View online or download your copy ⬇️ buff.ly/0Ovinaq
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CISAC is hiring! We’re seeking a Senior Research Scholar & William J. Perry Lecturer with policy experience and expertise in international, nuclear, deterrence, digital, bio, or environmental security.
Click below to apply and learn more ⤵️
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Senior Research Scholar & William J. Perry Lecturer in Dean of Research, Stanford, California, United States
(Full-time, 3-year fixed term, renewable) Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), part of the Freeman Spogli....
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November 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
CISAC is hiring! We’re seeking a Senior Research Scholar & William J. Perry Lecturer with policy experience and expertise in international, nuclear, deterrence, digital, bio, or environmental security.
Click below to apply and learn more ⤵️
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⏰ Asia scholars, hurry up! Applications for APARC's 2026-2028 postdoctoral fellowships are due December 1. We offer multiple positions for recent PhDs across disciplines working on diverse issues related to contemporary Asia.
👉 Learn more and join us at Stanford next fall > stanford.io/4mS1bj8
👉 Learn more and join us at Stanford next fall > stanford.io/4mS1bj8
November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
⏰ Asia scholars, hurry up! Applications for APARC's 2026-2028 postdoctoral fellowships are due December 1. We offer multiple positions for recent PhDs across disciplines working on diverse issues related to contemporary Asia.
👉 Learn more and join us at Stanford next fall > stanford.io/4mS1bj8
👉 Learn more and join us at Stanford next fall > stanford.io/4mS1bj8
Dec 4 @ noon PT | APARC Visiting Scholar Byong‑jin Ahn, a former member of South Korean President Lee Jae‑myung's transition team, offers an insider view of the Lee administration’s priorities and strategy for linking technology alliances with geopolitics in Northeast Asia.
A Transformational Political Order? An Early Appraisal of Lee Jae-myung
A Transformational Political Order? An Early Appraisal of Lee Jae-myung Administration in South Korea
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November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Dec 4 @ noon PT | APARC Visiting Scholar Byong‑jin Ahn, a former member of South Korean President Lee Jae‑myung's transition team, offers an insider view of the Lee administration’s priorities and strategy for linking technology alliances with geopolitics in Northeast Asia.
The world’s health systems face complex, interconnected challenges that threaten to outpace our capacity to respond. APARC Visiting Scholar Dr. Sungsup Ra outlines five reforms for a more connected, cooperative, and future-ready global health architecture. Read on, via DevAsia ⬇️
Global Health at a Crossroads: Why Now is the Time for Fundamental Reform
Five critical reforms can bolster global health systems against pandemics, climate change, and emerging infectious disease threats.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The world’s health systems face complex, interconnected challenges that threaten to outpace our capacity to respond. APARC Visiting Scholar Dr. Sungsup Ra outlines five reforms for a more connected, cooperative, and future-ready global health architecture. Read on, via DevAsia ⬇️
Dec 8 @ noon | Join His Excellency Dr. Suriya Chindawongse, Ambassador of Thailand to the US, for a discussion of Southeast Asia's shifting trade dynamics, digital transformation, and emerging security risks, and the role of U.S.-ASEAN cooperation in shaping the region's future.
Tariffs to Tech to Transnational Crimes: ASEAN's Strategy for Political
Stanford University
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November 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Dec 8 @ noon | Join His Excellency Dr. Suriya Chindawongse, Ambassador of Thailand to the US, for a discussion of Southeast Asia's shifting trade dynamics, digital transformation, and emerging security risks, and the role of U.S.-ASEAN cooperation in shaping the region's future.
When rule-of-law promotion reinforces authoritarianism: insights from Weitseng Chen (National University of Singapore), based on his comparative analysis of the legal histories of Taiwan, South Korea, and China. Read on ⬇️
Reassessing the Rule of Law: How Legal Modernization Can Lead to
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…
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November 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
When rule-of-law promotion reinforces authoritarianism: insights from Weitseng Chen (National University of Singapore), based on his comparative analysis of the legal histories of Taiwan, South Korea, and China. Read on ⬇️
📣 Asia scholars, only two weeks left to apply for the Stanford Next Asia Policy Lab (SNAPL) 2026-28 postdoctoral fellowships!
SNAPL also invites researchers from Asia to apply for its 2026-27 visiting scholar positions.
Learn more and let us hear from you!
stanford.io/3TQXWw6
SNAPL also invites researchers from Asia to apply for its 2026-27 visiting scholar positions.
Learn more and let us hear from you!
stanford.io/3TQXWw6
Stanford Next Asia Policy Lab Fellowships
Stanford University
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November 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
📣 Asia scholars, only two weeks left to apply for the Stanford Next Asia Policy Lab (SNAPL) 2026-28 postdoctoral fellowships!
SNAPL also invites researchers from Asia to apply for its 2026-27 visiting scholar positions.
Learn more and let us hear from you!
stanford.io/3TQXWw6
SNAPL also invites researchers from Asia to apply for its 2026-27 visiting scholar positions.
Learn more and let us hear from you!
stanford.io/3TQXWw6
Dec 2 @ noon | David Meale, @eurasiagroup.net's China Practice Head and former Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, examines U.S. and Chinese goals for the bilateral relationship and what a potential deal and cooperation b/w the two powers might look like. Join us!
Managed Rivalry in View: Policy Pathways for the United States and China
Stanford University
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November 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Dec 2 @ noon | David Meale, @eurasiagroup.net's China Practice Head and former Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, examines U.S. and Chinese goals for the bilateral relationship and what a potential deal and cooperation b/w the two powers might look like. Join us!
Trade finance underpins most global trade, but trade credit linkages can spread shocks, shows Hsiao‑Hui Lee. Firms must factor financing networks into relocation plans: supply chain resilience requires credit insurance, supplier finance, and transparency — not just logistics. buff.ly/m2CDhd7
How Trade Credit Spreads Shocks Through Global Supply Chains: Lessons from
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…
aparc.fsi.stanford.edu
November 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Trade finance underpins most global trade, but trade credit linkages can spread shocks, shows Hsiao‑Hui Lee. Firms must factor financing networks into relocation plans: supply chain resilience requires credit insurance, supplier finance, and transparency — not just logistics. buff.ly/m2CDhd7
How did Taiwan become the world’s chip powerhouse? Watch @larrydiamond.bsky.social and Ben Tsiang discuss the documentary 'A Chip Odyssey' – a conversation we recorded in connection with the film screening, an event we co-hosted jointly with the @hooverinstitution.bsky.social.
Taiwan’s Tech Miracle | Larry Diamond & Ben Tsiang
Larry Diamond, Stanford University's Mosbacher Senior Fellow in Global Democracy at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the William L. Clayton Senior Fellow at the Hoover…
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November 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
How did Taiwan become the world’s chip powerhouse? Watch @larrydiamond.bsky.social and Ben Tsiang discuss the documentary 'A Chip Odyssey' – a conversation we recorded in connection with the film screening, an event we co-hosted jointly with the @hooverinstitution.bsky.social.
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I'll be in D.C. for my book launch talk on Wednesday!
If you're in the D.C.-area and interested in the uncertain future of foreign aid, I'll be giving a book launch lecture at American University on November 12th!
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SIS Book Talk : Mary-Collier Wilks, Reimagining Aid
Join us at AU for a conversation of Mary-Collier Wilks's "Reimagining Aid: Foreign Donors, Women's Health,and New Paths for Development".
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November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I'll be in D.C. for my book launch talk on Wednesday!