Stanford APARC
@aparc.stanford.edu
The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) is @stanford.edu's hub for research and education on contemporary Asia. We're part of @fsi.stanford.edu. Reposts ≠ endorsements. Visit us at aparc.stanford.edu
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
Online Flipbook created with Publuu Flipbook Maker.
publuu.com
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
Reposted by Stanford APARC
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 ⤵️
careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/senior-...
Click below to apply and learn more ⤵️
careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/senior-...
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....
careersearch.stanford.edu
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 ⤵️
careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/senior-...
Click below to apply and learn more ⤵️
careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/senior-...
⏰ 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
buff.ly
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.
buff.ly
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
buff.ly
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…
buff.ly
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
stanford.io
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
buff.ly
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…
youtu.be
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.
Reposted by Stanford APARC
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!
www.eventbrite.com/e/sis-book-t...
www.eventbrite.com/e/sis-book-t...
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".
www.eventbrite.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I'll be in D.C. for my book launch talk on Wednesday!
⏰ Asia researchers, don't miss the Dec 1 application deadline for our 2026-27 Shorenstein Postdoctoral Fellowship on Contemporary Asia!
The fellowship offers two positions to recent PhDs working in a variety of disciplines. Learn more and join us at Stanford > stanford.io/4eEUegQ
The fellowship offers two positions to recent PhDs working in a variety of disciplines. Learn more and join us at Stanford > stanford.io/4eEUegQ
November 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
⏰ Asia researchers, don't miss the Dec 1 application deadline for our 2026-27 Shorenstein Postdoctoral Fellowship on Contemporary Asia!
The fellowship offers two positions to recent PhDs working in a variety of disciplines. Learn more and join us at Stanford > stanford.io/4eEUegQ
The fellowship offers two positions to recent PhDs working in a variety of disciplines. Learn more and join us at Stanford > stanford.io/4eEUegQ
Philippine Senator Loren Legarda called for urgent climate-resilient urban development at today's Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue in Manila as the country faces devastation from Typhoons Tino and Uwan. Co-organized by APARC, this year's Dialogue focuses on advancing SDG 11.
Legarda calls for climate-resilient cities at Trans-Pacific dialogue
Senator Loren Legarda called for urgent, climate-resilient urban transformation in her keynote address at the luncheon for speakers of the Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue (TPSD) 2025:
buff.ly
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Philippine Senator Loren Legarda called for urgent climate-resilient urban development at today's Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue in Manila as the country faces devastation from Typhoons Tino and Uwan. Co-organized by APARC, this year's Dialogue focuses on advancing SDG 11.
🌏 In Manila on November 10-11? Join us for the 2025 Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue: Sustainable Cities and Communities!
#TPSD2025 gathers scientists, social science researchers, policymakers, industry experts, and emerging leaders to accelerate progress on #SDG11.
👉 stanford.io/4o8hIQI
#TPSD2025 gathers scientists, social science researchers, policymakers, industry experts, and emerging leaders to accelerate progress on #SDG11.
👉 stanford.io/4o8hIQI
November 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
🌏 In Manila on November 10-11? Join us for the 2025 Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue: Sustainable Cities and Communities!
#TPSD2025 gathers scientists, social science researchers, policymakers, industry experts, and emerging leaders to accelerate progress on #SDG11.
👉 stanford.io/4o8hIQI
#TPSD2025 gathers scientists, social science researchers, policymakers, industry experts, and emerging leaders to accelerate progress on #SDG11.
👉 stanford.io/4o8hIQI
Theara Thun, our Lee Kong Chian NUS-Stanford fellow on Southeast Asia, is studying how Cambodia’s universities have transformed following the destruction of the entire educational system during the Khmer Rouge regime.
Learn about his findings ⬇️
Learn about his findings ⬇️
Education from Nothing: The Cambodian Experience of Post-War Reconstruction | Theara Thun
While war and conflict bring devastation, education stands as a beacon of hope and a pathway to future prosperity. In post-conflict settings, it provides a foundation for rebuilding possibilities in…
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Theara Thun, our Lee Kong Chian NUS-Stanford fellow on Southeast Asia, is studying how Cambodia’s universities have transformed following the destruction of the entire educational system during the Khmer Rouge regime.
Learn about his findings ⬇️
Learn about his findings ⬇️
How can Southeast Asia claim its place on the world stage? Entrepreneur and educator Gita Wirjawan, a visiting scholar with @stanfordenergy.bsky.social and former minister of trade of Indonesia, outlines a roadmap.
📽️ Watch his book talk: youtu.be/JNgZqJsB9EY
🗞️ Read more: stanford.io/3Ll73Uo
📽️ Watch his book talk: youtu.be/JNgZqJsB9EY
🗞️ Read more: stanford.io/3Ll73Uo
November 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
How can Southeast Asia claim its place on the world stage? Entrepreneur and educator Gita Wirjawan, a visiting scholar with @stanfordenergy.bsky.social and former minister of trade of Indonesia, outlines a roadmap.
📽️ Watch his book talk: youtu.be/JNgZqJsB9EY
🗞️ Read more: stanford.io/3Ll73Uo
📽️ Watch his book talk: youtu.be/JNgZqJsB9EY
🗞️ Read more: stanford.io/3Ll73Uo
Asia scholars, only a month left to apply for APARC’s postdoctoral fellowships – don't miss the Dec 1 due date! We also offer visiting fellowships, which continue to accept applications till March 1, 2026. The appointments for all open positions begin in fall 2026. Learn more👇 stanford.io/4mS1bj8
Applications Open for 2026-2028 Fellowships at Stanford's Asia-Pacific
The center offers multiple fellowships in Asian studies to begin in fall quarter 2026. These include a postdoctoral fellowship on political, economic, or social change in the Asia-Pacific region,…
stanford.io
November 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Asia scholars, only a month left to apply for APARC’s postdoctoral fellowships – don't miss the Dec 1 due date! We also offer visiting fellowships, which continue to accept applications till March 1, 2026. The appointments for all open positions begin in fall 2026. Learn more👇 stanford.io/4mS1bj8
In his new book, @stanfordenergy.bsky.social's Gita Wirjawan – entrepreneur, educator, and former Minister of Trade of Indonesia – outlines a roadmap for Southeast Asia to unlock its untapped potential.
We were delighted to host Gita for a book talk. Watch the discussion 📹
We were delighted to host Gita for a book talk. Watch the discussion 📹
The Rise of Southeast Asia: What It Takes | Book Talk with Gita Wirjawan
With 700 million people and a $4 trillion economy, Southeast Asia has what it takes to move from the periphery to global discourse consciousness. In his new book, 'What It Takes: Southeast Asia,'…
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
In his new book, @stanfordenergy.bsky.social's Gita Wirjawan – entrepreneur, educator, and former Minister of Trade of Indonesia – outlines a roadmap for Southeast Asia to unlock its untapped potential.
We were delighted to host Gita for a book talk. Watch the discussion 📹
We were delighted to host Gita for a book talk. Watch the discussion 📹
Nov 5 @ noon | How do households’ child-rearing opportunities influence entrepreneurial choices? Hear National Tsing Hua University's Po-Hsuan Hsu on how the unintended consequences of China’s nationwide two-child policy affect the likelihood of entrepreneurial participation.
Demography and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from China’s Nationwide Two-Child
Stanford University
buff.ly
October 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Nov 5 @ noon | How do households’ child-rearing opportunities influence entrepreneurial choices? Hear National Tsing Hua University's Po-Hsuan Hsu on how the unintended consequences of China’s nationwide two-child policy affect the likelihood of entrepreneurial participation.
🎥 'The Making of a Japanese,' the latest documentary by filmmaker Ema Ryan Yamazaki, is a moving exploration of identity, education, and the tension between individuality and collective values. Watch Yamazaki discuss the film with our Japan Program Fellow, Katherine Monahan.
The Making of a Japanese: A Conversation with Filmmaker Ema Ryan Yamazaki
The Shorenstein APARC's Japan Program held a special advance screening of the forthcoming film THE MAKING OF A JAPANESE. This documentary chronicles life at a large Japanese elementary school in…
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 10:05 PM
🎥 'The Making of a Japanese,' the latest documentary by filmmaker Ema Ryan Yamazaki, is a moving exploration of identity, education, and the tension between individuality and collective values. Watch Yamazaki discuss the film with our Japan Program Fellow, Katherine Monahan.
🏙️ Join APARC and the Ban Ki-moon Foundation for a Better Future for the fourth annual Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue: Sustainable Cities and Communities!
🗓️ November 10-11
📍 Manila, Republic of the Philippines
👉 View the program agenda and register: stanford.io/4o8hIQI
🗓️ November 10-11
📍 Manila, Republic of the Philippines
👉 View the program agenda and register: stanford.io/4o8hIQI
Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue 2025: Sustainable Cities and
Stanford University
stanford.io
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
🏙️ Join APARC and the Ban Ki-moon Foundation for a Better Future for the fourth annual Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue: Sustainable Cities and Communities!
🗓️ November 10-11
📍 Manila, Republic of the Philippines
👉 View the program agenda and register: stanford.io/4o8hIQI
🗓️ November 10-11
📍 Manila, Republic of the Philippines
👉 View the program agenda and register: stanford.io/4o8hIQI
Read The Stanford Daily's coverage of our China Program's screening of 'The Six' and discussion with film co-creator and lead researcher Steven Schwankert, shedding light on the little-known stories of the six Chinese survivors of the Titanic and issues of race, immigration, and forgotten history.
October 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Read The Stanford Daily's coverage of our China Program's screening of 'The Six' and discussion with film co-creator and lead researcher Steven Schwankert, shedding light on the little-known stories of the six Chinese survivors of the Titanic and issues of race, immigration, and forgotten history.
Japan's new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, just signed a rare-earth minerals deal and a pledge to a new "golden age" of U.S.-Japan relations with President Trump.
On @wbur.org's Here & Now, APARC's Kiyoteru Tsutsui explains Takaichi's rise and what's next for Japan. Listen ⬇️
On @wbur.org's Here & Now, APARC's Kiyoteru Tsutsui explains Takaichi's rise and what's next for Japan. Listen ⬇️
Who is Sanae Takaichi, Japan's first female prime minister?
Sanae Takaichi just signed a rare earth minerals deal and a document pledging to a new "golden age" of U.S.-Japan relations with President Trump.
buff.ly
October 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Japan's new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, just signed a rare-earth minerals deal and a pledge to a new "golden age" of U.S.-Japan relations with President Trump.
On @wbur.org's Here & Now, APARC's Kiyoteru Tsutsui explains Takaichi's rise and what's next for Japan. Listen ⬇️
On @wbur.org's Here & Now, APARC's Kiyoteru Tsutsui explains Takaichi's rise and what's next for Japan. Listen ⬇️