Category: Asia

Yasukuni Shrine

April 5, 2023 Asia 12 Comments
By Izzy Angeli, MA Media and Strategic Communication ’23 Historical Context China considers Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine—which honors 2.5 million war deaths, including convicted war criminals—as a symbol of Japan’s wartime militarism. The shrine was founded in 1869 by Emperor Meiji to commemorate Japanese people who lost their lives from the…

From “Regional Bully” to “Benign Hegemon”

April 5, 2021 Asia India 18 Comments
By Saiansha Panangipalli, MA Global Communication, 2021 Projecting India as an Alternative to China The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, an association of the U.S., India, Australia and Japan, is committed to a “free and open Indo-Pacific.” Given that China concerns itself with geography and economic growth, its next-door neighbor and aspiring…

“Infected” Olympic Games

April 15, 2020 Asia public diplomacy
By Saori E., MA Media & Strategic Communication COVID-19 is rampant in the world today. The virus, which originated in Wuhang, China, is being successfully contained in China. However, its neighboring country, Japan, is struggling to prevent people from getting infected with the new virus partly because of the government’s…

The Battle of Messaging: Indonesian Palm Oil and the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED II)

April 15, 2020 Asia public diplomacy
By Oryza Astari, M.A. International Affairs ‘20 Rainforest Action Network’s “Indonesia, Climate Change, and Rainforests” report describes destruction of Indonesia’s rainforests as one of the leading causes of climate change. Furthermore, Greenpeace describes Indonesia as one of the “top tier emitters of global greenhouse gas emissions” due to deforestation. This…

China’s Panda Diplomacy

June 29, 2018 Asia China Cultural Diplomacy public diplomacy No Comments
by Lily Werlinich, Emma Barrera and Mailinh McNicholas Nuclear arms may be the current talk of the town, but China has been successfully deploying a furrier weapon for years: the panda. Late last year, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Berlin’s Tierpark Zoo to commemorate…

How Anti-Americanism in Pakistan can be mitigated through Diplomacy and Public Diplomacy

April 28, 2018 Asia India public diplomacy No Comments
Image Source: “U.S. – Pakistan Relationship.” Chappatte Globe Cartoon, Chappatte in International Herald Tribune, 30 May 2012, www.chappatte.com/en/images/u-s-pakistan-relationship/. Pakistan is the 7thlargest country in the world in terms of its population and a country that holds a negative view of the United States.  The United States and Pakistan have been strategic…