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📢 It's a new political era here in the UK. What are the next steps that the research ecosystem needs to take to safeguard trust in its work? Join our expert panel next week to discuss research integrity and the situation here in the UK. https://lnkd.in/egK3K5mC

In this episode of the Views from Down Underer, our panel discusses the problem of misunderstanding of the Asian states and how they position themselves in the context of great power competition, before tackling a journal paper from Democratization that highlights the challenge facing liberal democracy around the world.

On Monday, 1 JUL 24, on episode 202 of New Paradigms w/Sargis Sangari, Al Johnson, Near East Center for Strategic Engagement (NEC-SE) Director of Research for Southeast Asia and Japan, Guest Hosts the show to conduct an Overview of Modern Geopolitics reference Antisemitism.   Alfred conducts a deep dive into the 4,000-year-old debate in modern politics on some of the causes and sustaining elements of antisemitism's impact on US and Global stability today. With online statements such as "Weimar Solutions for Weimar Time" flooding social media, alluding to a new Final Solution, the mood seems eerily similar to that of 1930s or 1920s Germany.    But is the memory of what occurred in Germany accurate? Does the Western-dominated narrative match the facts on the ground, and could this lead to inflamed emotions and misunderstandings?    Join NEC-SE for this critical discussion, given that a new paradigm may shift your understanding of the subject for the betterment of the US strategic approach to this issue. https://lnkd.in/gNphzdsg

When South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol broke out into an impromptu performance of the song “American Pie” at a gala White House dinner in 2023, it was more than just a musical interlude. It was symbolic of how on the big Indo-Pacific issues of the day, Washington and Seoul are singing from the same songbook. But so, too, is Japan. And for South Korea’s karaoke-loving leader, that means humming a different tune to predecessors on the international stage – and risking hitting a sour note back at home. Yoon, who took office in May 2022, has embraced closer ties with Japan, South Korea’s former colonizer, as part of an alignment with U.S.-led security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. It entails a more demanding stance toward North Korea’s denuclearization and a watchful eye on China and its increasing assertiveness in the South China Sea. The approach culminated in a historic Camp David summit in 2023 aimed at solidifying relations between South Korea and Japan. Such rapprochement with Japan has won Yoon plaudits in the U.S. But it has done nothing to improve his popularity back home. In South Korea there is growing disapproval of Yoon’s leadership. Critics point to an illiberal streak in his rhetoric and policies, which has included attacks on his critics and the media. It has, they contend, contributed to a worrying trend of democratic erosion in Korea. Yoon’s poll ratings are sinking at a time when his conservative party seeks control of parliament in elections slated for April 10, 2024. Full story by Myunghee Lee available on our website:

🗓️On 14 February 2024, our Chair Christophe Deloire took part in the Council of Europe Ministers’ Deputies meeting urging them to take the necessary measures to ensure the right to access reliable information. 💡Specifically, he called upon the Council of Europe to elaborate an international binding Convention on the right to access reliable information. 🗣️“Democratic countries must join efforts to defend democracy and our global information space. The International Partnership for Information and Democracy can be the basis to elaborate a Convention on the right to access reliable information”, Christophe Deloire stated at the meeting. 🌐 As the implementing entity of the  International Partnership for Information and Democracy, the Forum works to develop the normative and policy frameworks, facilitate exchange among democratic States, and provide a periodic evaluations of the evolution of the right to reliable information. Read more about his statement at the following link 👉🏻https://bit.ly/3SEtljV

This is my review on the article of regulation of artificial intelligence in BRICS and the European union

On September 28, we celebrate the International Day for Universal Access to Information, a reminder that everyone, everywhere, should have access to credible information. Yet, many around the world still face barriers to this access. From censorship to misinformation, the challenges are real. Let's demand transparency, accuracy, and fairness in how information is shared and accessed.

📌🇪🇺 Dissecting the ebbs and flows of Europeanization in the European periphery at a time of significant challenges, Özçelik, Renda, and Costello introduce the framework for the special section, Battle for the European Union in the periphery: contestation dynamics and domestic debates, abridging the ever-evolving nature of the support for the EU in the periphery and the approaches to understand and study it. Interested? Find the full article at: https://lnkd.in/dHSBfWCm