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Protesters demonstrate against the country's president as police stand guard on December 04, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea.

South Korea's Martial Law Turmoil and What's Next

APARC and Korea Program Director Gi-Wook Shin provides media commentary on the political crisis in South Korea following President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law attempt.

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Call for Applications: APARC's Fall 2025 Visiting Fellowships

APARC invites applications for our 2025 LKC NUS-Stanford Fellowship on Southeast Asia by January 24, and our Taiwan Program Visiting Fellowship and Next Asia Policy Visiting Fellowship by March 1.

Fall 2025 Fellowships

2025 Shorenstein Journalism Award Open to Nominations

Recognizing excellence in journalism on Asia, the 2025 award invites nominations through February 15. It will honor an Asian news outlet or a journalist who has primarily contributed to Asian news media.

2025 Journalism Award Nominations

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Recent Books by Our Scholars

Walking Out: America’s New Trade Policy in the Asia-Pacific and Beyond

Michael Beeman

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Upstart: How China Became a Great Power

Oriana Skylar Mastro

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Imperfect Partners: The United States and Southeast Asia

Scot Marciel

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The Logic of Governance in China

Xueguang Zhou

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2024 Shorenstein Journalism Award | Chris Buckley | Memory, Forgetting, and Reporting on China

Book Launch | Walking Out: America’s New Trade Policy in the Asia-Pacific & Beyond | Michael Beeman

TPSD 2024: World Leaders' Role in Higher Education & Sustainable Innovation

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The Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) is dedicated to the study of critical issues affecting the countries of Asia and their regional and global relations. Our scholar community is comprised of distinguished academics and practitioners in government, business, and civil society. Through policy-relevant research, publications, education, public programs, and international collaborations, we address pressing challenges in a world in which Asia plays an increasingly central role.

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Research

Pursue and publish interdisciplinary, social science-oriented scholarship from regional and global perspectives on issues of vital importance to the economies, foreign affairs, health, politics, and societal transitions of the Asia-Pacific.

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Education

Support the next generation of Asia experts by offering fellowship and training opportunities to academics and practitioners, teaching Stanford courses, and bringing Asia-Pacific topics into high school and community college classrooms.

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Policy & Outreach

Illuminate Asia-Pacific-focused, policy-relevant problems and solutions and strengthen cooperation between counterparts in the United States and Asia by providing expert analysis, thought leadership, and constructive interaction.

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