Global resurgence of state capitalism: "Governments are taking over private enterprises and resources at the fastest pace in 50 years...Although the valuations are disputed, $239 billion–$544 billion in assets was nationalized between 2016 and 2026 alone."
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"North Korea has added more oil terminals at its ports and there are more cars, buses, trucks and construction equipment visible across the country...In Pyongyang, which was once dimly lit at night, neon signs blaze brighter than ever." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/w...
"North Korea’s claimed economic progress isn’t mere propaganda. Vessel activity has surged at North Korea’s oil-storage facilities, which are being expanded...North Korea now shines roughly three times as bright at night as it did five years ago." www.wsj.com/world/asia/n...
"North Korea’s claimed economic progress isn’t mere propaganda. Vessel activity has surged at North Korea’s oil-storage facilities, which are being expanded...North Korea now shines roughly three times as bright at night as it did five years ago." www.wsj.com/world/asia/n...
With the publication of Part 2, the full special session I edited for Asian Perspective, "China in the MENA Region: Within and Beyond the Belt and Road Initiative," is now complete and available.
Part 1 muse.jhu.edu/issue/56443
Part 2 muse.jhu.edu/issue/56942
The product of a long-term and demanding collaboration with four excellent students-turned-colleagues, "The Political Economy of Chinese Investment in Turkey: Recent Trajectory and Structural Constraints," is out in Asian Perspective. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
2024'ten beri belliydi böyle olacağı. Netleşmiş oldu. Bu makalede işaret edilen temel dinamikler değişmediği sürece böyle haberler sürpriz olmaz. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), "urged the country's $13 trillion fund industry to support domestic innovation, but warned against excessive speculation and concept hype."
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KUASIA Director Burak Gürel's article, co-authored with Kadir Selamet, Alperen Şen, Baran Şahinli, and Deniz Tuzcu, "The Political Economy of Chinese Investment in Turkey: Recent Trajectory and Structural Constraints," is out in Asian Perspective.
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Burak Gürel
Burak Gürel
Burak Gürel
Burak Gürel
China's top securities regulator on Saturday urged the country's $13 trillion fund industry to support domestic innovation, but warned against excessive speculation and concept hype.
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Asian Perspective
50.2, Spring 2026
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Sheng Zhang
Yalkun Uluyol
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