**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....
**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...
📢 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...
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
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....
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.
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**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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The last paper has been accepted for our December issue, Miao Zhang and Rui Yang's article entitled: Host-Site Dynamics and their Impact on China’s Investment in Malaysia: A Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis. tinyurl.com/4fj2ac3u
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Pacific Affairs has just accepted another article for the December issue. "Historical Lessons from Japanese-Russian Trade" by Andrey V. Belov. Abstract can be viewed here: pacificaffairs.ubc.ca/articles/his...
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!
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
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
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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
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