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Benjamin Ascione

Qualifications

Bachelor of Arts (International Relations), Australian National University
Bachelor of Asian Studies (Asian Politics, Japanese), Australian National University
Master of Arts (International Relations), Waseda University.

Contact details

Phone: +61 432 102 986

Room: Stanner 2.11

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Ben Ascione is a research scholar at the Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University. He is Japan and Korea editor at East Asia Forum and a research associate at the Japan Center for International Exchange in Tokyo.

PhD programme

International Relations

Topic title

The influence of domestic politics on Japanese foreign policy

Publications

Party infighting undermines democracy in Korea, Australian Financial Review, 10 April 2016. Also appeared on East Asia Forum.

Storm brews over Japan’s new security laws, Australian Financial Review, 3 August 2015. Also appeared on East Asia Forum.

Ask an expert: Japan’s new security legislation. ANU College of Asia and the Pacific News, 17 July, 2015..

The rights of the right: Abe’s quest for collective self-defence, East Asia Forum Quarterly, Vol. 7, No. 1 (January-March 2015): pp 21-24.

Snap election belies Japan’s weak political outlook, Australian Financial Review, 8 December 2014. Also appeared on East Asia Forum.

Reconciling Japan’s security policy with Northeast Asian stability”, East Asia Forum Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 3 (July-September 2014): pp 31-33.

Abe and Japan’s regional diplomacy. East Asia Forum, 20 July, 2013..

North Korea changes but remains the same. East Asia Forum, 18 January, 2013..

Kim Jong-un and the future of North Korean reform. East Asia Forum, 20 October, 2012..

Dilemmas and policy options for US aid to North Korea. East Asia Forum, 22 June, 2011.

Scholarships and fellowships

Australian Postgraduate Award

Employment history

Associate Editor, East Asia Forum
Researcher, Japan Center for International Exchange

Mailing address

Crawford School of Public Policy
ANU College of Asia & the Pacific
J.G. Crawford Building No. 132
Lennox Crossing
The Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200 Australia

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