Foreword. US-China Competition, COVID-19 and Democratic Backsliding in Asia

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic emergency has had a major impact in Asia – from South Asia, through Southeast Asia all the way to North Korea. It has allowed states to further centralize control over economic and social affairs – arguably also for good reasons – and has lent legitimacy to a recrudesce...

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Published inAsia Maior Vol. Special issue 2; no. Special Issue
Main Authors Pugliese, Giulio, Fischetti, Andrea
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Italian
Published Rome Viella Libreria Editrice 2022
Subjects
Assertiveness
Cold War
Cooperation
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccines
Geopolitics
Human rights
International relations-US
Pandemics
Political alliances
Politics
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
War crimes
Beijing China
United States > US
Asia
China
Japan
Ukraine
Taiwan
East Asia
Russia
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Summary:The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic emergency has had a major impact in Asia – from South Asia, through Southeast Asia all the way to North Korea. It has allowed states to further centralize control over economic and social affairs – arguably also for good reasons – and has lent legitimacy to a recrudescence of nationalist and protectionist instincts, effectively empowering many of the region’s strongmen. The ripple effects of a post-pandemic depression, compounded by Russia’s war in Ukraine and the spectre of stagflation, are hard to discern.
ISSN:2385-2526
2612-6680
DOI:10.52056/9791254691793/01