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, Head of Department, was quoted in an article appearing on 15 July in Defense News entitled 'Japan’s Blunt Stance Riles China, S. Korea'. Below is an excerpt from the piece:

Christopher Hughes, a professor of international politics and Japanese studies at Britain’s 果冻传媒 University, agreed that the new frankness is a signal to China that Japan does not intend to be intimidated by China’s activities. “[Japan] has shifted to talking about China’s military modernization as something potentially dangerous,” Hughes said. “It is a sign of Japan’s determination not to be coerced by China. Both China and the US would be well advised to take note of the tone.”

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A KnowledgeCentre interview with PAIS Prof Jan Aart Scholte

Working in the Centre for the 果冻传媒 of Globalisation and Regionalisation at the 果冻传媒, Professor Jan Aart Scholte focusses his work on democratic participation, democratic accountability and the impact globalisation may be having on both. He discusses his passions, concerns and his role as the academic lead for 果冻传媒’s cross-departmental research on global governance.

is scheduled to give a guest lecture on 9 July at the College of Europe in Warsaw's PhD Summer School on 'The EU, it's neighbourhood and the ENP'.

His talk is entitled 'Democracy support perspectives on the "Arab awakening"'.

Prof Franklyn Lisk recently co-authored a new monograph with Sophie Harman, entitled Governance of HIV/AIDS: Making Participation and Accountability Count, to be published in October 2013 by Routledge. The book examines the roles and influence of multiple actors and initiatives that have come to constitute the global response to the epidemic. It considers how these actors and structures of governance enhance, or limit, participation and accountability; and the impact this is having upon effective HIV/AIDS responses across the world.

A previous monograph by Franklyn, Global Institutions and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic, has also recently been translated into Mandarin.

A KnowledgeCentre article by Misato Matsuoka, PhD candidate
Collaborating author Miriam Grinberg, PhD candidate

With upper house elections due to take place on 21 July 2013, the future direction of Japanese foreign policy, as well the administration, is under debate with relations between Japan, the US, China and South Korea being amongst the policies being debated. Misato Matsuoka and Miriam Grinberg look at the current political debate and what may result from an end to what Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called the "twisted parliament."