Shorenstein APARC

The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) is @Stanford’s hub for research and education on contemporary Asia. Connect with us on Bluesky.

[Shorenstein APARC @StanfordSAPARC]

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[Shorenstein APARC @StanfordSAPARC]

🗓️ You're invited: Jan 26 @ 4 PM | Straight Talk with @RahmEmanuel: A fireside chat with Michael @McFaul

Join us for a fast-paced, wide-ranging discussion on U.S. relations with Japan and other allies, and, more broadly, leadership at home and abroad.

https://t.co/iV7syv5GuQ

[Shorenstein APARC @StanfordSAPARC]

Thanks for all your contributions at the Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue #TPSD2025, @GWirjawan 🙏

[Gita Wirjawan @GWirjawan]

Last week in Manila offered a rare vantage point into the Philippines story.

- With tertiary attainment projected to be at 32.7% in 2025 (2020),
- one of the lowest rates of new business formation (0.3 businesses per 1,000 working adults) in the region,
- electrification at 878 kWh per capita

The Philippines mirrors a broader Southeast Asian challenge: a shortage of the educators, storytellers, and numerate thinkers needed to sustain democratic decision-making and economic competitiveness.

Across my sessions at the Trans-Pacific Sustainable Dialogue @StanfordSAPARC, the Asian Institute of Management, and the book launch with Asia Society @AsiaSocietyPH and Manila House, one truth kept resurfacing.

That teaching is still what Southeast Asia needs to advance forward.

[Shorenstein APARC @StanfordSAPARC]

Watch @StanfordCDDRL's @LarryDiamond and Ben Tsiang discuss 'A Chip Odyssey' and how resilience, democracy, and geopolitics intersect in Taiwan's journey to semiconductor supremacy – a conversation related to our film screening co-hosted with @HooverInst https://t.co/1g4KAdlCXO

[Shorenstein APARC @StanfordSAPARC]

How can Southeast Asia claim its place on the world stage? Entrepreneur and educator @GWirjawan, a visiting scholar with @StanfordEnergy, outlines a roadmap.

📽️ Watch his book talk: https://t.co/zgY151GuKt

🗞️ Read more: https://t.co/1s49Rmvm7i

[Shorenstein APARC @StanfordSAPARC]

In his new book, entrepreneur and educator @GWirjawan, a @StanfordEnergy visiting scholar, outlines a roadmap for Southeast Asia to unlock its untapped potential. We were delighted to host Gita for a book talk.

📹 Watch and get his insights: https://t.co/b6ivyhiyLL

[Shorenstein APARC @StanfordSAPARC]

WATCH | How will Sanae Takaichi's premiership define Japan’s next chapter? What's on her agenda ahead of her first meeting with President Donald Trump? Stanford sociologist Kiyoteru Tsutsui, the director of APARC and the Japan Program, explains.
https://t.co/pHFfHBc6NY

[Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research @SIEPR]

(1/2) Good things happened to U.S. higher education after China started producing more college grads and they continued their studies abroad, finds a new study by Hongbin Li, director of the SIEPR-sponsored @StanfordSCCEI, and @YuliXu7 of @StanfordSAPARC.

👇Key takeaways👇

https://t.co/3jFBAFYlpw

[Shorenstein APARC @StanfordSAPARC]

📕 Book talk highlights | Southeast Asia has what it takes to lead on the world stage, yet it remains overlooked. In his new book, entrepreneur and educator @GWirjawan of @StanfordEnergy outlines a roadmap for the region to unlock its untapped potential. https://t.co/FCjzr6aQJE

[Development Asia @DevelopmentAsia]

The 1st Green Revolution averted mass famine.
Nurturing a new generation of agricultural human resources is crucial to be able to feed a global population of nearly 10 B in 2050 by cultivating climate-resilient crops & adopting sustainable practices & agritech.
@StanfordSAPARC

[Shorenstein APARC @StanfordSAPARC]

WATCH | 2025 Shorenstein Journalism Award: @NetraNews' @tasneem on Defending Democracy in Bangladesh https://t.co/VbR8bNzbWU

APARC honors Netra News for championing accountability journalism at its purest: reporting that confronts power and demands justice.

[Shorenstein APARC @StanfordSAPARC]

📕 Oct 14 @ 12:30 PM | @StanfordEnergy Visiting Scholar @GWirjawan, former Minister of Trade of Indonesia, discusses his new book, "What It Takes Southeast Asia," exploring the region's future across economics, education, tech, sustainability, & more.

✅ https://t.co/sbptB4ZMyI

[Shorenstein APARC @StanfordSAPARC]

📕 Oct 14 @ 12:30 PM | @StanfordEnergy Visiting Scholar @GWirjawan discusses his new book, "What It Takes Southeast Asia," arguing the region has the capacity to claim its place as a global leader if it starts focusing on what truly matters.

✅ Register: https://t.co/sbptB4ZMyI

[Shorenstein APARC @StanfordSAPARC]

APARC is delighted to recognize @NetraNews with the 2025 Shorenstein Journalism Award for its fearless journalism and efforts to defend democracy and freedoms in Bangladesh. Congratulations as well to Founding Editor-in-Chief @tasneem.

Stay tuned for the event recording!

[Netra News @NetraNews]

Tasneem Khalil (@tasneem), editor-in-chief, accepts the 2025 Shorenstein Journalism Award from @StanfordSAPARC on behalf of Netra News.

[Shorenstein APARC @StanfordSAPARC]

🍣 Oct 3 @ 1 pm PT | @sushi_hackathon explores how #AI can boost sustainability for Japan’s fisheries. Featuring a keynote by @audreyt on ethical AI & fireside chat w/@StanfordEnergy visiting scholar @GWirjawan. Co-sponsored by GDX Ltd. & SMBC ⤵️ https://t.co/QoTs721f3g

[Stanford Journalism @StanfordJourn]

Jay Hamilton will be part of this discussion about censorship and defending democracy in Bangladesh on Oct. 7 via @StanfordSAPARC

https://t.co/hfsYRNKwZ7

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Yoon’s failed power grab exposes the vulnerabilities and the resilience of Korean democracy. It is also "a stern warning to the world: People should take democratic backsliding in their countries seriously," writes @FSIStanford/ APARC's Gi-Wook Shin in @JoDemocracy

[Journal of Democracy @JoDemocracy]

📝 The quick reversal of President Yoon’s martial-law order is being celebrated as a democratic victory. But the problems run deeper than one man. What comes next?

https://t.co/NPba0S4g23

[Shorenstein APARC @StanfordSAPARC]

South Korean President Yoon's martial law bid was catastrophic, but the People Power Party might not back impeachment. Stopping martial law differs from risking an opposition victory in a snap election, APARC's Gi-Wook Shin tells @TIME @deguzmanchad https://t.co/fUsvft79fG