Perspectives

Issue content.

Neither Democratic Breakthrough nor Conservative Consolidation: Thailand’s 2026 General Election in a Contested Political Order

Neither Democratic Breakthrough nor Conservative Consolidation: Thailand’s 2026 General Election in a Contested Political Order

Prajak Kongkirati

Institutional Decay and Electoral Upheaval: Party System Fragility and Nepal’s 2026 Political Transformation

Institutional Decay and Electoral Upheaval: Party System Fragility and Nepal’s 2026 Political Transformation

Suvexa Pradhan Tuladhar

From the “Cultural Properties Protection Act” to the “Framework Act on National Heritage”: Legal Paradigm Shifts in South Korea’s Heritage Policy

From the “Cultural Properties Protection Act” to the “Framework Act on National Heritage”: Legal Paradigm Shifts in South Korea’s Heritage Policy

Si Eun Yang & Minjae Zoh

The Takaichi Election and Japan’s National Security Future

The Takaichi Election and Japan’s National Security Future

Kristin Vekasi

After the Landslide: The Takaichi and Abe Governments in Comparative Perspective

After the Landslide: The Takaichi and Abe Governments in Comparative Perspective

Phillip Y. Lipscy

“One Step Forward, Two Steps Back”: Unpacking Pakistan’s Post-9/11 Policies of Madrassah Reforms

“One Step Forward, Two Steps Back”: Unpacking Pakistan’s Post-9/11 Policies of Madrassah Reforms

Abdur Rehman Shah

The Mountain Is Moving, but Where To? Japan’s 2025 Upper House Election and the Future of Japanese Politics

The Mountain Is Moving, but Where To? Japan’s 2025 Upper House Election and the Future of Japanese Politics

Kyung-Gu Lee

Bargaining between Giants: Reassessing South Korea’s Military Options in a Taiwan War

Bargaining between Giants: Reassessing South Korea’s Military Options in a Taiwan War

Ashton H. S. Cho & Inwook Kim

Remorse, Resentment, & Resilience: The 2025 Midterm Philippine Elections

Remorse, Resentment, & Resilience: The 2025 Midterm Philippine Elections

Aries A. Arugay and Maria Elize H. Mendoza

Valence Rules: Explaining Opposition Party Performance in Singapore’s 2025 General Elections

Valence Rules: Explaining Opposition Party Performance in Singapore’s 2025 General Elections

Elvin Ong