Welcome to the Economic Cooperation in ASEAN class! The Department of International Relations inaugurated the Economic Cooperation in ASEAN course in 2018. This class is designed to equip International Relations students with a deeper understanding of economic cooperation in the ASEAN region. However, this class focuses not only on economic

Since the end of World War II, Japan has emerged as the world’s second-largest economic power after the United States (US). Japan’s success in achieving economic development in a relatively short period of time is considered a miracle. Many countries (especially developing nations) consider Japan an ideal model for economic

Since the collapse of communism in the late 1990s, many argue that international relations have undergone fundamental changes. This historical episode was marked, among other things, by the preeminence of the United States as the (sole) superpower while simultaneously emphasizing the superiority of capitalism. American power became synonymous with the