Collection of policy notes addressing the major issues driving international debate at the global level

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T.wai's T.notes are 2-page texts that address the major issues of international debate at the global and regional level, building a broad involvement in the high levels of politics and experts of the major teams of research centers at the international level.
T.note n.72

What’s in a term? The challenge of finding common terminology for ethnic alliance-building in Myanmar’s peace process

SiuSue Mark
Violence & Security T.notes

The challenge among ethnic actors to reach an agreement over terminology weakens their efforts to articulate collective identities and desired alternatives.

Dec 7, 2018
china
T.note n.71

Education fever in China: the significance of cultural capital for ideas of class and status

Arianna Ponzini
Global China T.notes

Education is paramount for Chinese middle-class families. However, education is only one aspect of cultural capital, which consists of a wider set of social assets, promotes social mobility in a stratified society, and confers social status and power.

Oct 26, 2018
war
T.note n.70 - HS series #10

War and the coming of Artificial Intelligence

Christopher Coker
Violence & Security T.notes

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already transforming our lives, for good or ill. And in the case of war, killing machines are not just the weapons of the future; they are already here.

Oct 14, 2018
china
T.note n.69 - RISE series #21

Vietnam’s active diplomacy to engage with China’s increasing regional presence

Pham Sy Thanh
Indo-Pacific T.notes

China’s increased ‘soft power’ in terms of economic and cultural relations in Southeast Asia clearly presents a great opportunity for Vietnam while posing new challenges in terms of security, politics and diplomacy.

Sep 10, 2018
minsk
T.note n.68

Minsk Agreements: a difficult solution for Ukraine

Giulio Benedetti
Violence & Security T.notes

While the conflict has stalled, the reality around it has changed. Although diplomatic progress is being made, the road to peace and to the lifting of conflict-related sanctions needs to pass through the implementation of the Minsk Agreements: an outcome that, for the time being, Kiev might find difficult to…

Aug 7, 2018

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