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Our Digital Policy Journal is the beating heart of STEAR, publishing articles on current affairs and foreign policy opinion pieces between 1,000-1,500 words in length. We are looking for original work, offering novel insights and taking a specific and well-argued standpoint that contributes to collaborative and fruitful discussion.

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Transitional Justice In Taiwan – Valuing Reconciliation Over Justice?

James Farquharson

Jun 3, 20229 min read

Transitional Justice In Taiwan – Valuing Reconciliation Over Justice?

(Part One of Two) With the dissolution of Taiwan’s Transitional Justice Commission (TJC) on 30th May after serving a four-year mandate,...

China’s Role in Zimbabwe – A Neo-Colonial Power in Africa?

Pia Heckmann

May 27, 20227 min read

China’s Role in Zimbabwe – A Neo-Colonial Power in Africa?

As China’s engagement within Africa has increased since the beginning of the 21st century, it is valid to question whether the nation’s...

Championing Social Cohesion: Analyzing the Strength of the 2021-2027 EU Cohesion Policy in Advancing

Natalia Lopez

May 20, 202211 min read

Championing Social Cohesion: Analyzing the Strength of the 2021-2027 EU Cohesion Policy in Advancing

As Europe moves towards a new geostrategic platform in the 21st century, the continued coalescence of a cohesive European identity is...

Sino-Dutch Relations from 2020-Today: Enter Geopolitics

Quinlan Rijks

May 13, 20228 min read

Sino-Dutch Relations from 2020-Today: Enter Geopolitics

2021 marked the 50th anniversary of Sino-Dutch diplomatic relations. Yet it may not be cause for celebration. This coincides with a time...

Kyay Mon

May 6, 20228 min read

Don't Forget About Myanmar

“How’s the current situation in Myanmar?” “It’s been a while since I last heard about Myanmar in the news. Are things getting better?”...

The Postmaterialist Trend: Making Sense Of Value Changes Through Data

Peter Chai

Apr 22, 20226 min read

The Postmaterialist Trend: Making Sense Of Value Changes Through Data

In the book Modernization and Postmodernization: Cultural, Economic, and Political Change in 43 Societies, Ronald Inglehart (1997) makes...

Elisa Lenker

Apr 15, 20225 min read

The Memory of al-Andalus

The kingdom of al-Andalus has gone under the historical microscope many times. Between the years 711 and 1492, the Iberian Peninsula was...

Deconstructing The Binary Of Government And Civil Society - Taiwan’s g0v

Juliette Odolant

Apr 8, 202211 min read

Deconstructing The Binary Of Government And Civil Society - Taiwan’s g0v

If someone invited you to attend a ‘civic hackers’ event in Taipei, Taiwan, what would your first reaction be? To the untrained ear, your...

Agile Governance for a Resilient World: A Critique of Traditional Governance in a VUCA Era

James Balzer

Apr 1, 20228 min read

Agile Governance for a Resilient World: A Critique of Traditional Governance in a VUCA Era

Monocentrism in a VUCA Era "We enter the next decade with interest rates at 5,000-year lows, the largest asset bubble in history, a...

An Outlook on the 20th Presidential Term of South Korea

Veronica Burgstaller

Mar 26, 20227 min read

An Outlook on the 20th Presidential Term of South Korea

On the 9th of March, South Korea announced candidate Yoon Suk-Yeol as the 20th presidential winner after a neck-and-neck race marred with...

En Route to Stronger EU-ASEAN Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific: Pragmatic or Normative-Based?

Muhammad Anugrah Utama

Mar 11, 20228 min read

En Route to Stronger EU-ASEAN Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific: Pragmatic or Normative-Based?

For decades, ASEAN and the EU have been facing logjams in closer relations due to perceived fundamental differences in norms, values, and...

Ukraine-Russia: What It Might Mean for China, Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific

Quinlan Rijks

Mar 2, 20228 min read

Ukraine-Russia: What It Might Mean for China, Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific

Disclaimer: sources used for this article contain information published up until the 1st of March, 2022 (the moment of writing). All...

“Dare More Progress” - The Sino-German Paradigm Shift under Germany's New Coalition Government

Krista Tammila

Feb 25, 20228 min read

“Dare More Progress” - The Sino-German Paradigm Shift under Germany's New Coalition Government

Introduction The introduction of a new government is an exciting time for many internationally and nationally. Not only does it bring...

Colorism in Indian Society: A Complex History

Dustin Jung

Feb 18, 20229 min read

Colorism in Indian Society: A Complex History

Race is a social construct that divides people according to physical appearances. As an imagined classification, it has nothing to do...

Make Institutions Sexy Again: Some Thoughts on the German Elections

Jamina Jugo

Feb 11, 20229 min read

Make Institutions Sexy Again: Some Thoughts on the German Elections

They say it’s normal to cry after your first time. Last September, I walked to the nearest voting station, showed my ID and invitation...

EU Global Gateway: A Challenge To The Chinese Belt And Road Initiative?

Elisa Lenker

Jan 28, 20228 min read

EU Global Gateway: A Challenge To The Chinese Belt And Road Initiative?

President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen just announced the launch of Global Gateway, an EU plan for major investment...

Russia’s Borderland Gambits And The ‘Near Abroad’

James Farquharson

Jan 21, 20228 min read

Russia’s Borderland Gambits And The ‘Near Abroad’

Since the invasion of Crimea and eastern Ukraine by Russian forces and ensign-less troops in 2014, the threat of Russian intervention in...

The Case for a Stronger ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights in the Era of COVID-19

Loren Bustos

Jan 14, 20225 min read

The Case for a Stronger ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights in the Era of COVID-19

Safeguarding human rights has been a challenging pursuit in various contexts in Southeast Asia, and as the fight against the COVID-19...

Haunted Silence: Tangible Suffering in Indo-Dutch Households

Toby Zwama

Dec 3, 20215 min read

Haunted Silence: Tangible Suffering in Indo-Dutch Households

Traces of colonialism linger throughout the entirety of Europe, and hesitance to address the past has kept large issues unaddressed,...

Indo-Pacific Security Micro-Alliances: Cooperation or Counterbalancing?

Blanca Marabini San Martín & Adith Srinivasan

Nov 26, 20219 min read

Indo-Pacific Security Micro-Alliances: Cooperation or Counterbalancing?

This article has been co-published with European Guanxi. Introduction The creation of the AUKUS trilateral security pact between...

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