Hindu Nationalism is the Biggest Security Threat to India
Memo #160 By Dibyesh Anand – d.anand [at] westminster.ac.uk India portrays Islamic radicalism, ethnic separatism, and the left-wing Naxalite guerrilla movement as security threats. But it is Hindu...
View Article독도/다케시마 영토 분쟁을 교육적 계기로 활용하자
Memo #184 (English and Japanese translations available) By 다카야마 케이타(호주, 뉴잉글랜드대학교) & 강희룡(한국, 전북대학교) 최근 한일 양국 사이에 위치한 작은 섬 – 한국명 독도, 일본명 다케시마-을 둘러싸고 외교적 긴장 관계가 조성되고 있다. 물론 이와 같은 긴장관계가 조성된 것이 이번이 처음은...
View Article竹島・獨島(ドクト)領土問題で教育の果たす役割とは:日韓相互理解へ向けて
Memo #184 (English and Korean translations available) By 高山敬太(ニューイングランド大学、オーストラリア)、姜熙龍(全北大學校, 大韓民国) 日本と韓国の間に浮かぶ小島 ―日本側呼称は竹島、韓国側呼称は獨島(トクト)―...
View ArticleTokdo/Takeshima Island Dispute: A Call for Educators to Act towards Mutual...
Memo #184 (Japanese and Korean translations available) By Hee-Ryong Kang (left, kang.heeryong [at] gmail.com) and Keita Takayama (right, ktakayam [at] une.edu.au) The tiny island that lies between...
View ArticleBuddhist Monks and Militant Violence in Laos
Memo #185 By Ian G. Baird – ibaird [at] wisc.edu Many, especially outside Asia, are under the mistaken impression that Buddhists are inherently non-violent, especially in comparison with other world...
View ArticleJapan-China Relations: Issues and Prospects (Video Interview with Akio...
Memo #254 Featuring Akio Takahara In part two of his interview with the Asia Pacific Memo (see part one here), Dr. Akio Takahara , a professor in the Graduate School of Law and Politics at the...
View ArticleSouth Korea Moves Ahead with Plans to Publish State-Authored Textbooks
Memo #348 By: Rufina K. Park – rufina.park [at] asiapacific.ca South Korea Nationalizes History Textbooks In October 2015, the South Korean government announced its decision to nationalize middle and...
View ArticleFor Love of Languages, Travel, and Fieldwork: A tribute to Benedict Anderson
Memo #357 By Apichai W. Shipper – apichai.shipper [at] georgetown.edu There will never be another Ben Anderson but he has left a part of himself in all who knew him. He instilled in our DNA, among many...
View ArticleReligious Nationalism in the New Myanmar
Memo #372 By: Ian Mcdonald – ian.mcdonald [at] alumni.ubc.ca Although media depicted the November 2015 elections in Myanmar as a chance for reform in the country, the actual changes have been...
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