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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#Monarchy #Merchants #Media Phayakhrut & Chan show how Thailand's royal diplomacy, corporate networks, and popular culture work together to embed China's presence in Thai society, reproducing power through legitimacy rather than coercion. Read in the Sept Issue: doi.org/10.1080/0030851X.2026.2712229

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Same US-Japan axis, same China challenge. So, why do the three "US-Japan+" trilaterals (with Australia, ROK, Philippines) look so institutionally different? New Pacific Affairs article on "differentiated alliance management" has an answer by Xingchuan Jiang 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0030851X.2026.2719544

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

New in Pacific Affairs: @shuqiwang001.bsky.social moves beyond "hedging" to map how Indonesia actually practices equidistant diplomacy. Three tools (paralleling, downplaying, broadcasting) across shifting phases from Jokowi to Prabowo, 2014–2025 🇮🇩 Read in the Sept issue: doi.org/10.1080/0030...

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

New Perspective: Why do Pakistan's post-9/11 madrassah reforms keep stalling? Abdur Rehman Shah argues it's policy inconsistency + treating a socioeconomic issue as a security threat. His fix: ditch sweeping overhauls for a patient, desecuritized approach. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

New in the upcoming issue: Suvexa Pradhan Tuladhar unpacks Nepal's 2026 political earthquake. How does a 4-year-old party (RSP) win 182/275 seats months after the Gen Z uprising toppled the government? Read more online: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Volume 99, No. 2 is now available online, featuring new research and perspectives on some of the most pressing political, economic, and social issues shaping Asia and the Pacific today: pacificaffairs.ubc.ca/issues/volum...

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

How can middle powers preserve strategic autonomy when US–China competition increasingly shapes regional economic governance? Bangjie Hu & Hailong Ju show RCEP strengthens member states by widening political distance from Beijing & Washington. Read more online: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

"Why explain Malaysia's foreign policy through 'hedging'? Anthony Milner argues that treating neutrality & equidistance as mere rational calculation ignores local values & historical context. Time for context analysis over master-concepts. In the June Issue: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Another Perspective: Si Eun Yang & Minjae Zoh trace South Korea's shift from colonial-era cultural preservation models to today's "national heritage" framework and what it reveals about postcolonial identity, international norms, and soft power. Latest issue online 👉🏽 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Two new Perspectives: "After the Landslide", by Phillip Lipscy on Takaichi and Abe's legacy. + "The Takaichi Election and Japan's National Security Future" by Kristin Vekasi, pushes back on the "hawkish turn" narrative. 🔗 Read both online now: www.tandfonline.com/action/showA...

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

New in our June issue: Arnab Roy Chowdhury reviews three recent books on forest politics in India, examining the struggles of forest-dwelling communities and asking hard questions about what the Forest Rights Act has (and hasn't) delivered. Read now: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

🎉 Congratulations to both scholars on this outstanding work. The winning article will be available open access on Taylor & Francis and our website soon. Learn more about the William L. Holland Prize: pacificaffairs.ubc.ca/about/holland-prize/

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Congratulations also to runner-up Mai Truong, Marquette University, for "Perceived Protest Efficacy: How Economic and Diplomatic Ties with China Influence Support for Anti-China Protests Over South China Sea Disputes". Full Article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.5...

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

🏆 The 24th William L. Holland Prize goes to Toshiko Tsujimoto, Ritsumeikan University, for her article on structural coercion and the trafficking of Filipino female entertainers in South Korea. Vol. 98, No. 2. Full Article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.5...

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

In the upcoming June Issue: @kim-minkwan.bsky.social introduces "managed fallibility"—how Kim Jong-un selectively acknowledges disaster policy failures to project competence and shore up legitimacy. Read the full article here: tinyurl.com/4jf557dd Image Credit: Korean Central News Agency

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

**A new Perspective** Inwook Kim & Ashton Cho argue that Seoul has real bargaining space between Washington and Beijing in a Taiwan conflict, with four military roles South Korea could play to negotiate security assurances from both sides. Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

**New Perspective Piece** Remorse, resentment, and resilience shaped the 2025 Philippine midterms more than any policy platform. Aries Arugay and Maria Elize Mendoza unpack what voter emotion and the Marcos-Duterte fallout reveals about Philippine democracy today: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

📢 New in Pacific Affairs | Why did South Korea go green despite fossil-fuel lock-in? Sun Park argues: It's not Paris compliance—it was elite-driven, with political entrepreneurs recasting climate policy as industrial strategy and economic opportunity. March Issue: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/FEEZF...

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Time's running out! Stop by the Pacific Affairs booth (#320) in the Exhibition Hall (Vancouver Convention Centre, Ballroom A/B) at AAS Vancouver. Pick up a free journal issue and some swag and meet the editor. Here today until 530 and Sunday, March 15, 830-1230. #AAS2026

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

How do like-minded countries respond so differently to the same security threat? OneSun Cho examines US and Japanese submarine cable policies to show how network position shapes governing strategy. Free to read till June 1: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Why are more Vietnamese workers cashing out their pensions early? Tu Phuong Nguyen explores the paradox in our March issue—when pension design clashes with workers' real lives, early withdrawal becomes a survival strategy. → www.tandfonline.com/action/showA...

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

**New Article Alert** Maziar Falarti shows how Kuala Lumpur has used academic exchange and science diplomacy to preserve flexibility amid US sanctions & domestic pressures. A sharp look at how middle-income states navigate today's geopolitical landscape. 👉🏽 Read it now: tinyurl.com/mu5rr2df

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Pacific Affairs will be at the Association for Asian Studies Conference in Vancouver, BC (March 12–15, 2026). Find us in the Exhibition Hall at Booth 320 — come say hello! #AAS2026

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Why did the LDP lose the 2025 House of Councillors election... & what comes next for Japanese politics? New Perspectives piece in @pacificaffairs.bsky.social by @kglee98.bsky.social traces the causes and consequences of the snap House of Representatives election. Read it in our forthcoming issue!

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Want to learn more about the history of globalization and its backlash? Read Marina Yue Zhang's review of "Deglobalization: Short Histories" by Edward Ashbee. tinyurl.com/44epua9z

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Interested in the state formation of China in a global context? Check out Edward Wang's book review of "Birth of the Geopolitical Age: Global Frontiers and the Making of Modern China" by Shellen Xiao Wu. tinyurl.com/mrfjw6jy

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

In "The People's West Lake: Propaganda, Nature, and Agency in Mao’s China, 1949–1976," by Qiliang He, propoganda and the natural world meet Maoist ideologies. Read Fei Yan's book review in its entirety for free on our website now: tinyurl.com/yhaa6kdd

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

In "Democracy Isn't Enough for Redistribution: Welfare Stagnation and Labour Weakening in South Korea and Taiwan," Yunmin Nam and Insub Mah analyze the ways in which economic redistribution has been hampered in the two nations. Abstract available here: tinyurl.com/4eb592uj

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Democracy Isn't Enough for Redistribution: Welfare Stagnation and...: Ingenta Connect

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Full text of Liam Gammon and Shiro Armstrong's article "Why “Temu Trumpism” Failed in Australia: Labor’s Landslide Victory and the Pro-Globalization Consensus" is now available on the Fast Track tab on Ingenta Connect. tinyurl.com/mryaex7u

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Want to learn more about the intersection between climate change and politics in Oceania? Read Milla Vaha's review of "Climate Politics in Oceania: Renewing Australia-Pacific Relations in a Warming World," edited by Susan Harris Rimmer, Caitlin Byrne, and Wesley Morgan: tinyurl.com/5aez2eta

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Miao Zhang and Rui Yang's article "Host-Site Dynamics and their Impact on China’s Investment in Malaysia: A Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis" is now available in full text to our subscribers! tinyurl.com/2sapstnx

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Interested in the history of the Chinese Communist Party? Check out Yoshihiro Ishikawa's book review of "The Chinese Communist Party: A 100-Year Trajectory" edited by Jérôme Doyon and Chloé Froissart on our website tinyurl.com/yc8mnsyn @profyangzhang.bsky.social

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THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY: A 100-Year Trajectory | Edited by Jérôme Doyon and Chloé Froissart

Book review of THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY: A 100-Year Trajectory | Edited by Jérôme Doyon and Chloé Froissart

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Read Benjamin Robin Barton's review of "China's Asymmetric Statecraft: Alignments, Competitors, and Regional Diplomacy," by Yuxing Huang in the September issue of Pacific Affairs. All book reviews are available to read in-full on our website now! tinyurl.com/yc5pyz3s

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Curious about how Southeast Asians view protests against China's disputes over the South China Sea? Read Mai Truong's article, "Perceived Protest Efficacy: How Economic and Diplomatic Ties with China Influence Support for Anti-China Protests Over South China Sea Disputes," now: tinyurl.com/2p9m52k7

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

The papers for the December issue are coming in fast and furious, full text of "Historical Lessons from Japanese-Russian Trade" by Andrey V. Belov is available for our subscribers on the Ingenta Connnect Fast Track tab. tinyurl.com/yc7fmcyb

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Another paper has been accepted for our December issue, "Perception, Lived Experiences, and Survival Strategies for Everyday Violence: A Case Study of Civil War in Myanmar" by Ardeth Thawnghmung, Angelica Duran-Martinez, and Lugyi No. Read the abstract here: tinyurl.com/b9ksktnc

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Shiro Armstrong and Liam Gammon's Perspectives piece, "Why 'Temu Trumpism' Failed in Australia: Labour’s Landslide Victory and the Pro-Globalization Consensus," will be available to read in our December issue of Pacific Affairs. Read the abstract early here: tinyurl.com/8u4r483h

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Why “Temu Trumpism” Failed in Australia: Labour’s Landslide Victory and the Pro-Globalization Consensus

Why Australia did not become a populist led country like the USA

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Did you know that all Holland Prize papers are available open access on our website? Subjects from Mall Christianity to Hydropower Dams in Cambodia and everything in between are covered. Check it out! pacificaffairs.ubc.ca/about/hollan...

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Pacific Affairs would like to welcome a new member to the Editorial Team, Joan Cho of Wesleyan University. We look forward to working with Joan over the coming years and benefiting from her expertise. Welcome Joan!

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Interested in K-pop? Our forthcoming article "Fandom Makes the World Go Round: Institutional Entrepreneurship and Cultural Translation among Hallyu Fans" by Irina Lyan and Nissim Otmazgin investigates the roles the fans play in the circulation of Korean popular culture. tinyurl.com/yc7fmcyb

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Elvin Ong's article "Valence Rules: Explaining Opposition Party Performance in Singapore’s 2025 General Elections" is now available on the Fast Track tab on our online provider's platform, Ingenta Connect tinyurl.com/yc7fmcyb

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Charles W. Hayford's book review of "Chen Hansheng: China’s Last Romantic Revolutionary" by Stephen R. MacKinnon highlights the author's effort to examine Chen's intellectual contribution to the Marxist analysis of Chinese society. tinyurl.com/mr2d9dfh

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Check out Dongxian Jiang's book review of "The Future of China's Past: Reflections on the Meaning of China’s Rise" by Albert Welter at tinyurl.com/4rbmremv

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Curious about scholars' view on the 1989 protest in Beijing? Check out Yang Zhang's book review of "Deadly Decision in Beijing: Succession Politics, Protest Repression, and the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre" by Yang Su at tinyurl.com/2t9bzt49.

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

22 new book reviews have been uploaded to our Forthcoming Page - something for everyone! pacificaffairs.ubc.ca/issues/forth...

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Check out Chigusa Yamaura's book review of "Chinese Marriages in Transition: From Patriarchy to New Familism" by Xiaoling Shu and Jingjing Chen if you are interested in the scholarship on marital and familial transformations in Chinese society at tinyurl.com/yeks7z88

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Perspectives from issue 98.2 "Democratic Resilience and Vulnerability in South Korea: Lessons from South Korea's 2024-2025 Constitutional Crisis" by Jong Hee Park provides insights on democracy and conspiracies. Full text available to subscribers on IngentaConnect!Abstract to everyone bit.ly/44gOLeu

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Pacific Affairs @pacificaffairs.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

What do marmots and economic policy have in common? Find out when you read the full text of Hyung-Gu Lynn's review essay "Peaks of Policy Analysis: Six National Cases in Asia and the Pacific" tinyurl.com/mryuvwdp @hlynn5.bsky.social ky.social ‬@howlettm.bsky.social ky.social‬

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