AsiaGlobal Online Journal

Education

How the Coronavirus is Pushing Higher Education Online

Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Countries around the word must rethink the online learning model, argues Shai Reshef, Founder and President of University of the People.
Inclusiveness

When a Disease Uncovers Digital Divides

Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Educational and employment exclusions due to the digital divide have been exacerbated by the lockdowns caused by this unprecedented public-health crisis.
Geopolitics

The India-China Conflict: Covid-19 and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

Wednesday, July 8, 2020
To preserve peace and prosperity, India, China and Pakistan need to move from confrontation in the Himalayas to cooperation around the negotiating table.

After Covid-19, Japan Recalibrates its Foreign Policy

Thursday, July 2, 2020

The diminished prestige of China and the US will prompt Japan to step up engagement with like-minded powers to reinforce stability and the existing rules-based order.

Security

Why Did the Bloody Galwan Clash Take Place?

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

A repeat of the clash is inevitable if Delhi cannot shake off the specter of Nehru and reconsider its relations with Beijing, writes a Chinese South Asia expert

Security

The Eight Steps of North Korean Brinkmanship: Is This Time Different?

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Pyongyang’s increasing assertiveness makes the current confrontation more dangerous to regional and global stability than usual.

Featured

Environment

After the Covid-19 Pandemic, Asia Should Invest in the Environment

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Vasuki Shastry

Asian leaders should prioritize climate initiatives before environmental distress raises the costs of action and the prospects of political and economic crises.

Economy

Coronavirus and the Poor: The High Socioeconomic Cost of Social Distancing

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Amit Wanchoo

There is an opportunity to redesign health policies with the same broad goals for everyone but with a country or area-specific methodology of planning and execution.

Geopolitics

India’s China Conundrum

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Ananth Krishnan

India and China have been trying to break out of the cycle of diplomatic ups and downs, yet obstacles remain.

AsiaGlobal Voices

Trending Opinions From Across the Region

India

Trump’s Anti-Student Salvo is an Attack on Liberalism

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Punishing colleges and “elitism” is a powerful part of the re-election narrative.

Bangladesh

How to Make Dhaka University the “Oxford of the East” Again

Monday, July 6, 2020

We need to prepare a 25-year perspective plan with immediate, mid- and long-term targets.

Indonesia

Diplomacy During the Pandemic

Monday, July 13, 2020

Global solidarity is the key to emerging from this crisis; at the same time, increasing self-sufficiency is important.

South Korea

Democracy is in Jeopardy over the DPRK

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

The attitude of the current leadership makes one question whether democracy and human rights still make up the fundamental core of our national identity.

South Korea

Population in Freefall

Friday, July 10, 2020

According to the “2020 World Population Prospects” report by the UN, South Korea ranks 198th in the world, with an extremely low fertility rate of 1.1.

Sri Lanka

Parliamentary Elections: Nation at a Crossroads

Monday, July 6, 2020

All races and religious groups must unite in one common ideal of pursuing a prosperous and peaceful motherland for all.

News from Asia Global Institute

INTERVIEW | IS JAPAN READY FOR A COVID-19 OUTBREAK? | YOSHIKAZU KATO

Monday, March 2, 2020

Yoshikazu Kato, Adjunct Associate Professor, Asia Global Institute

While the Japanese government maintains the country is safe from a large-scale COVID-19 epidemic, many people worry that the virus may over-stretch its medical system. Our adjunct associate professor Yoshikazu Kato shares his views on the subject with CGTN.

OP-ED I CHINA’S RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK

Monday, February 3, 2020

Ananth Krishnan, 2019 AsiaGlobal Fellow, Asia Global Institute

China is facing its ultimate test with the Novel Coronavirus outbreak. Ananth Krishnan, 2019 AsiaGlobal Fellow, gives his take on China’s response to the new virus.

OP-ED I DEMOCRACY IN MALAWI I GEORGE LWANDA AND JOHN CHIPEMBERE LWANDA

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

2018 AsiaGlobal Fellow George Lwanda and John Chipembere Lwanda

2018 AsiaGlobal Fellow George Lwanda and John Chipembere Lwanda argue that Scotland has a moral obligation founded on its historical and cultural links with Malawi to publicly take a stand that supports and not compromises the democratic will of the people of Malawi.

PODCAST | THE HONG KONG PROTESTS: THE VIEW FROM CAMPUS | ALEJANDRO REYES

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Alejandro T. Reyes

Asia Global Institute Director of Knowledge Dissemination Alejandro Reyes speaks with SupChina on the Hong Kong protests.