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China and Japan in Anarchy: A Neorealist and…
On September 11th, 2012, China issued a statement explaining its claim to sovereignty over a group of islands…
Zion on Ice: What is the Jewish Autonomous Oblast?
If asked to name the languages of northeast Asia, Yiddish probably wouldn’t be the first to come to mind. Yet…
Defining War: Continuation of Policy Goals through…
War is a puzzling inter-state activity for political theorists. While several scholars such as James…
Khmer News: Protests in Cambodia
Although it received little media attention, Cambodia’s civil society has been actively campaigning and protesting…
State Cohesion: Finding The Narrative In Afghanistan
News coverage of political developments in Afghanistan evokes a unique sense of chaos and confusion. Headlines on…
The Hard Truth of China’s Soft Power: Chinese Aid in…
In recent years, China has emerged as a significant economic and political player in Africa, committing $75…
A “De-Americanized” World: The Issue of China’s…
On Sunday, China’s official news agency called for the world to consider “de-Americanizing”: “As US politicians…
“Lest Ye Become a Monster”: North Korean…
Just another day on the 38th parallel. Soldiers, separated by North and South, populate the ubiquitously…
“A Friendly Neighbour to the North”: Canadian…
Canadians, for the most part, have a global reputation as a peace-loving and human-rights-respecting people;…
Welcome to Of Soldiers and Statesmen
The subfield of Civil-Military relations, a discipline under the broad umbrella of security studies, starts with…
Welcome to Kan Ke
Welcome to Kan Ke (看客) or The Onlooker, the McGill International Review’s blog on the Far East.
Lu Xun, an early…
The “Other War”
In his weekly, televised address from the Oval Office on September 7th, President Obama was quick to reassure the…