Adam Zulqarnain

Went for a quick nap and ended up sleeping for 6 weeks. Sorry. Have I missed much?

China champions “true multilateralism,” yet the rules that define it increasingly stand alone. Read Stefan Messingschlager’s analysis of Beijing's approach to global order in the latest OPR article: oxfordpoliticalreview.com/2026/03/27/sol…

Write on the Ko sentencing in my latest for @Diplomat_APAC thediplomat.com/2026/03/tpp-fo…

With its new 2026 economic growth target and 15th Five-Year Plan, what is China's overarching economic strategy? 🔔 ICYMI: Hear from @cfr_org’s @ZongyuanZoeLiu on her framework for understanding Chinese economic power on this recent episode of Pekingology with host @Henrietta_Ivy. Together, they discuss Zoe’s new Foreign Affairs piece, China’s Long Economic War: How Beijing Builds Leverage for Indefinite Competition. csis.org/podcasts/pekin…

This event explores the role of concepts as windows into world politics. Prominent concepts like the state, security, or war organise our reality, they guide thought and action. 🗓️ 02 April | 🕔 17:00 | 📍Strand Campus 🔗 Register here: ow.ly/Ociq50YvY3n

@Tristen_A @hrzrfn Lol those of us who’ve long backed public transport investment & proper transport infrastructure planning are still a minority Policymakers, corporate lobbying, banks, NIMBYism & average Malaysians still lean towards “petrolhead” mindset 🤷‍♂️ But how long can this be sustained?

@hrzrfn Don’t be delusional lah, skrg ni baru nak keluar rhetoric ‘reality hits hard’ konon. Kenapa dr dulu lg tak ingat kan ttg rhetoric yg sama? It’s own individual choice sebenarnya dan tiada sapa dpt menjangka perang sebegini rupa. Cuma rakyat rata2 Islam percaya akan akhir zaman tbh

Reality hits hard for malaysians, lifestyle dulu tak lagi sustainable. Hujung minggu berkonvoi tak ketahuan, duduk jauh dari tempat kerja, pegi kedai runcit pakai kereta, beli 4x4 sekadar gaya... tapi juga kegagalan policy pengangkutan awam & design bandar yg pentingkan kereta

🚨New Pekingology Podcast🚨 Last week, China concluded its Two Sessions, the annual parallel meetings of the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. @AsiaPolicy’s @NeilThomas123 joined Senior Fellow @Henrietta_Ivy to unpack the state of China’s elite politics, recent purges, the 15th Five-Year Plan, and more. 🎧 Listen here: csis.org/podcasts/pekin…

Review – The Routledge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence and International Relations buff.ly/8cQts46

If AI can imitate a therapist, could it one day replace a priest? Read about the overlap between artificial intelligence, religion, and Weber’s “disenchantment” in an essay by Iris Cheng. Read the essay here: oxfordpoliticalreview.com/2026/03/17/ai-…

Since Korea's transition to democracy, Korean leaders have become increasingly confrontational toward Japan. This article uses statistical analyses and case studies to advance a theory of "prospective diversion" that explains their hawkish attitudes. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Really excellent discussion of the 15th Five-Year Plan by @adam_tooze and @CameronAbadi on the latest Ones and Tooze podcast. Very accessible and, insofar as I can tell, accurate. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chi…

💡ICYMI: @Henrietta_Ivy and guest @CEPAR_research's Philip O'Keefe unpacked the aging of Chinese society and its impact on China's politics, economy, and more. 🎧Listen here: csis.org/podcasts/pekin…

Happy to see this article with the GREAT Susan Scarrow (@UHouston) published today in Party Politics (@WeAreTandF): journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13… FYI: @osce_odihr @Int_IDEA @WFD_Democracy @WeAreNIMD @FBAFolke @IFES1987 @NDI @IRIglobal @UNDP

Yao Yang: the post-2018 evolution in China's political economy -- @ZichenWanghere @pekingnology open.substack.com/pub/pekingnolo…

happy to update that I managed to find funding to make the book open access. it's too late in the production now to covert to OA right away, but the publisher can do delayed OA after one year. still good!

I think we can all get behind this. A great political figure and wildlife. @Number10cat

Join us in person or online via bit.ly/4bqrBoW this Wednesday! Last seminar of this term.

My review of Chenggang Xu's "Institutional Genes" has been published in The China Quarterly cambridge.org/core/journals/…

#NPC2026: The Ministry of Finance's 2026 budgets report and the National Development and Reform Commission's 2026 report on development plans are now also available in both Chinese and English. For the files, please go to our website: #docs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">npcobserver.com/#docs

Book Launch “The Idea of China: A Contested History” Date: March 30, 2026 Time: 2:30 pm Venue: Rm 4.36, Run Run Shaw Tower, HKU Speaker: Professor Xu Guoqi Everyone is welcome! For more details and online registration, please visit this link: ithc.hku.hk/en/book-launch…