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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