Category: APSec2016
Ending Hatred and the Start of Healing: President Elpidio Quirino’s Pardoning of Japanese War Criminals in the Philippines and its Aftermath
On July 22, 1953 President Elpidio Quirino issued a proclamation granting executive clemency to 105 Japanese war criminals and allowed …
International Law & Sovereignty: A Divisive Concord of Paradigms in the South China Sea
The contemporary system of interdependent states, driven by the continuous demands of globalization has led to the ever-increasing relevance of …
Sarkans Junijs’ – Military Relationship Between Japan and the Baltic States in the 1930s
In terms of the pre-war relationship between the Baltic states and Japan, Japanese historians tend to emphasize Chiune Sugihara's contribution …
The Analysis of China’s Soft Power in Africa (1978-2015)
The main purpose of this paper is to examine China’s soft power in Africa (1978-2015). Coincided with seizing power by …
Brazil’s Foreign Policy and Asymmetrical Partnership with China and Japan, 2003-2015
Brazil is among the 7th largest economies in the world and Asia has always been a priority in the foreign …
The Geopolitics of Dam Construction and Operation Along the Mekong River: Implications for Food Security in the Region
Rivers cater to the needs of the people, especially in terms of food, agriculture and energy. Rivers are important to …
Victory in Cyberspace: Issues, Means, and Geography
A review of state-initiated and state-sponsored incidents in cyberspace in the past decade reveals that over two thirds of these …
Ontological Security and the Limits of Realism and Neo-Realism
Ontological Security as an International Relations theory is not yet able to carry the same weight within the discipline as …
Reconciliation: The Conditions of Possibility that Enable Practices in the Anlong Veng Community, Cambodia
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the conditions of possibility that enable practices of reconciliation in the Anlong …
A Twenty-Point Recipe of Peace – The National Action Plan for Pakistan: Context, Analysis and Evaluation of Successes and Pitfalls
A twenty-point recipe of the National Action Plan (NAP) has become a core strategy to counter terrorism in Pakistan after …
Stateless Persons and Climate Refugees in Asia
UNHCR has indicated that 65.3 million individuals were forcibly displaced in 2015: 40.8 million people around the world were displaced …