{"title":"G7 Hiroshima Summit 2023: Objectives, Achievements, and Prospects","authors":"Ono Keiichi","doi":"10.1080/13439006.2024.2329498","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13439006.2024.2329498","url":null,"abstract":"G7 Hiroshima Summit 2023 provided a roadmap to solutions to various issues. This article will highlight the outcomes of the summit and look ahead to the future prospects, with accounts from a Sherp...","PeriodicalId":43120,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141585078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The European Union and an “Indo-Pacific” Alignment","authors":"Giulio Pugliese","doi":"10.1080/13439006.2024.2334182","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13439006.2024.2334182","url":null,"abstract":"The European Union (EU) is deepening its political and security engagement in the so-called Indo-Pacific mega-region. Aside from alluring economic drivers, this article argues that growing suspicio...","PeriodicalId":43120,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141614007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Transnistria Problem and the Crisis in Ukraine: Analysis from the Perspective of the Security Dilemma Argument","authors":"Hirose Yoko","doi":"10.1080/13439006.2024.2329500","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13439006.2024.2329500","url":null,"abstract":"Transnistria, an unrecognized state within the borders of the Republic of Moldova, has been in a precarious situation following the Ukrainian crisis, characterized by the annexation of Crimea by th...","PeriodicalId":43120,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141614008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"G20 Summit Places Priority on Avoiding Division","authors":"Kojo Yoshiko","doi":"10.1080/13439006.2024.2329499","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13439006.2024.2329499","url":null,"abstract":"Under the leadership of India as the G20 Presidency, the G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration was adopted on the first day of the meeting. This action was an unusual turn of events, especially since ...","PeriodicalId":43120,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141585077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Republic of Korea’s “Anchored Flexibility” Diplomacy","authors":"Cheol Hee Park","doi":"10.1080/13439006.2024.2339599","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13439006.2024.2339599","url":null,"abstract":"With the Republic of Korea’s (hereafter ROK, Korea) growing presence in the international arena, crafting a nuanced and forward-thinking diplomatic strategy has become a critical task. This article...","PeriodicalId":43120,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141585079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"History of JICA’s Development Assistance to Palestine—Jericho Agro-Industrial Park—","authors":"Abe Toshiya","doi":"10.1080/13439006.2024.2334181","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13439006.2024.2334181","url":null,"abstract":"In pursuit of a “two-state solution” whereby Israel and an independent Palestinian state coexist and prosper, the international community has been extending humanitarian and development assistance ...","PeriodicalId":43120,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141614009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Kishida’s Dual Track Nuclear Diplomacy","authors":"Akiyama Nobumasa","doi":"10.1080/13439006.2023.2311580","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13439006.2023.2311580","url":null,"abstract":"The international security environment is worsening with Russia’s invasion in Ukraine, the worsening strategic confrontation between the United States and China, and North Korea’s strengthening nuc...","PeriodicalId":43120,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2024-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140072213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Africa and Japan: The World Seen through Assignment in and Evacuation from Sudan","authors":"Sakane Koji","doi":"10.1080/13439006.2023.2286114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13439006.2023.2286114","url":null,"abstract":"On April 15, 2023, military clashes erupted in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF), and, although nine months have passed, the military conf...","PeriodicalId":43120,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2024-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140072148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Japan and the Rise of the Global South: Can Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific Vision Survive?","authors":"Hosoya Yuichi","doi":"10.1080/13439006.2023.2311562","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13439006.2023.2311562","url":null,"abstract":"As presidency of the G7 Hiroshima 2023 Summit convened in May 2023, Japan was required to address challenges faced by the G7 in 2023. This article focuses on Japan’s relationship with the group of ...","PeriodicalId":43120,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2024-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140072141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bringing the Young and the Tech into Indonesia’s Digital Education Politics and the Geopolitical Impact","authors":"Aizawa Nobuhiro","doi":"10.1080/13439006.2023.2254634","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13439006.2023.2254634","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractIndonesia’s appointment of an ex-CEO of a home-grown tech company in reforming the bureaucracy raises the question of how the government is reshaping its role in education politics in an era of digital transformation. This is a question important not only in understanding domestic politics but also in understanding foreign relations of human capital development.This article analyzes the case of the Indonesian government’s decision in 2019 to bring in the tech and the young to the Ministry of Education and Culture. The author argues that this decision was made both for the country and for the bureaucracy’s survival and for seeking competitiveness in a leapfrogging manner. This decision goes against the conventional understanding that in the state-society relationship, digital transformation in the bureaucracy is lagging behind and corporations are moving ahead. For Indonesia, with its strong motivation to accelerate national development and counter digital colonialism, a unique political-economic alliance and partnership was made for dramatic bureaucratic reform.This leapfrogging reform also implies that diplomatic mismatch is likely to happen in an international human capital development agenda where bureaucratic cooperation is increasingly necessary but the difference in bureaucratic reforms widens. AcknowledgementThis work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP22H03840 and Research Project “Geopolitics of Digital Authoritarianization and Democratization” undertaken by the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) and Kyushu University.Notes1 ASEAN Summit 2023, “Epicentrum of Growth,” ASEAN-Indonesia 2023. (https://asean2023.id/en/page/asean-2023/epicentrum-of-growth).2 This government-led ICT reform as a critical national agenda, along with the emergence of the knowledge economy, has been repeatedly touted in the United Nations (UN) and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) arena. The early version is the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development, Report of the Working Group on ICTs for Development prepared for the 3rd Session: May 12, 1997.3 US Mission to ASEAN, “Joint Statement on Human Capital Development,” November 14, 2020. (https://asean.usmission.gov/joint-statement-on-human-capital-development-at-the-8th-asean-u-s-summit/)4 His company Gojek, which initially started two-wheeled ride-hailing services and courier delivery, has now transformed into a super app, providing more than 20 services ranging from transportation, food delivery, groceries, massage, house cleaning, and logistics to a cashless digital payment platform called GoPay. The company has gained the status of “decacorn,” a financial term for a startup company that has grown its value to at least $10 billion.5 The Ministry of Education and Culture was named the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology after the merger of the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry of Rese","PeriodicalId":43120,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135010733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}