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How religion, geography and demography shape Pakistan’s state, society and politics

  • Professor Riaz Hassan (Honorary),

Pakistan’s politics is shaped by weak political institutions and a strident relationship between government and military. But religion and other factors also play a significant role.

Vietnam and COVID-19: More Mark (Zuckerberg) than Marx

  • Associate Professor Adam Fforde,

Vietnam’s success (so far) in responding to COVID-19 reflects both government and social resilience.

How South Korea has kept the impact of COVID-19 on jobs in check

  • Associate Professor Kyoung-Hee Yu ,

Women have been hardest hit by COVID-related job losses in South Korea, but the jobs market generally has been resilient.

INTERVIEW: From Socialist China’s democracy movement to escalating military tensions

  • Professorial Fellow, Anne McLaren,

Over the last 50 years, China has experienced a tectonic shift from an impoverished nation with a significant democracy movement to global power with increasing political repression.

South Korea’s prospects for a middle-power alliance in the era of COVID-19

  • Professor Taekyoon Kim,

The COVID-19 crisis has created opportunities to reinvigorate middle-power coalitions.

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