Oktay Kucukdegirmenci
Oktay Kucukdegirmenci is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of International Politics in Shandong University, China.
Japan-Australia Security Cooperation
At the annual Australia-Japan Leaders Meeting held in Perth, Australia on Oct. 22, 2022, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Australian Prime Minister Anthony...
From Ukraine to China: Lessons From Political History for the US
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From Moon’s Engagement to Yoon’s Harsh Rhetoric: A New Era on Korean Peninsula
Yoon Suk-yeol won the Presidential election held in South Korea in March 2022. Yoon took office at a time (May 10, 2022) when North...
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