Search results for: Erik Isaksson
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Japan’s post-election landscape
…alternative vision for the future of the country and for its policy direction. Liam Palmbach is an intern and Erik Isaksson is Research Coordinator at ISDP’s Stockholm Japan Center….
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Overseas Chinese: Hostages of Geopolitics and Victims of Racism and Exploitation
The geopolitical ambitions of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have increased the pressures on overseas Chinese. This growing group is caught between China’s quest for international…
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Ethnic Minorities and the Fight Against Poverty in China: The Case of Yunnan
As one of China’s least developed areas, Yunnan Province in the country’s southwest is at the epicenter of the Chinese state’s efforts to eradicate poverty. Yunnan is…
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China’s Environmental Protection Law and its NGOs: Onwards Together in the War on Pollution?
China’s environmental problems are well propagated. In 2019, the most dangerous air pollutants in Beijing were at concentration levels four times higher than the World Health Organizations…
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Uphill Battle for Maehara’s Democratic Party
On September 1, Japan’s opposition Democratic Party (DP) held a leadership election pitting former Minister of Foreign Affairs Seiji Maehara against former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano. Although…
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Abe Pushing the Reset Button – and Positioning Himself for Next Year?
On August 3, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe reshuffled his Cabinet for the third time since winning reelection in 2014. The changes came after a series of scandals…
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Tokyo Elections: implications for Abe
On June 23, election campaigns started for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly – the city’s local legislature. The elections, which take place on July 2, are seen as a…