Open Access and Knowledge Sharing: Policy on Citing and Republishing the Institute’s Materials
The Institute publishes research outputs and data in support of open access and knowledge sharing. This article explains the licensing, citation requirements and republishing rules for our content, and how external resources are labelled on this site.
The Global South Agenda Restarts: Development Finance, Debt and Governance Representation
“Global South” is becoming an important category in international discussion, yet it is highly diverse internally. This article examines three core issues of the Global South agenda — development finance, debt governance and institutional representation — and asks whether the multilateral system’s response is sufficient.
Beyond the Mekong: Regional Experience and Institution-Building in River Basin Governance
Cross-border river governance is a classic regional cooperation problem: misaligned upstream and downstream interests, insufficient data sharing and fragmented institutions. This article compares governance experience in Asia’s main basins and discusses the conditions for water diplomacy to move from crisis response to institutionalisation.
Research Agenda Update: Priority Directions for 2026–2027
The Institute updates its annual research agenda around four main lines: global governance, regional order, technology policy and development quality. This article sets out the core questions and expected output formats of each line and welcomes feedback from academic and policy communities.
The Narrative Trap of Technology Competition: How Securitised Discourse Shapes Innovation Policy
“Technology competition” and “technological security” have become policy buzzwords, but securitised narratives can distort innovation policy. This article discusses the boundaries of security discourse: which technology issues genuinely need a security frame and which are over-securitised to the detriment of open cooperation.
The Translation Politics of Policy Discourse: How Knowledge Production Crosses Linguistic and Contextual Boundaries
Policy concepts travel globally but are often deformed in translation. This article discusses the translation politics of knowledge production: how concept migration carries contextual assumptions, how multilingual research institutions should manage the “untranslatable”, and how to avoid discursive colonisation.
The Indian Ocean’s Public Goods Problem: Shipping Lanes, Climate Risk and Regional Cooperation
The Indian Ocean carries vital global shipping traffic and faces multiple climate and security pressures. This article maps the issue structure of regional governance: how lane security, the ocean economy and climate resilience intertwine, and where regional cooperation should start.
The Observer’s Position: Standpoint, Framework and Self-Examination in International Relations Research
All observation starts from somewhere. This article discusses standpoint awareness in IR research: how analytical frameworks shape conclusions, how researchers identify their own presuppositions, and how institutions preserve space for multi-voiced discussion.
Beyond the Growth Narrative: How Public Policy Measures “Development Quality”
GDP growth cannot capture the full meaning of development. This article discusses the international shift in policy evaluation from quantity to quality: how multidimensional indicators, distribution and sustainability enter the governance agenda, and what this means for research institutions.
Website Restructuring and Content Migration: Adjustments to the Site’s Information Architecture
To improve content discoverability, the site has restructured its information architecture: six content types (news and ideas / research reports / experts / events / projects / academic resources) each have their own archive. This entry explains the migration.
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