Global Asia

Global Asia is a quarterly magazine published by the East Asia Foundation. It is positioned as an international-affairs publication comparable in broad concept to journals such as Foreign Policy and Foreign Affairs, while maintaining a distinctive focus on Asia and the region's role in global affairs. Rather than presenting itself as a narrowly specialist periodical, the magazine addresses major questions in international politics, security, economics, diplomacy, development, and environmental policy through essays and analysis by academics, policymakers, public officials, and other public intellectuals. The publication's editorial scope reflects the interaction between Asian regional developments and worldwide political and economic challenges. Topics associated with its past issues include North Korea and weapons of mass destruction, the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit, China's peaceful rise, India's economic development, the global financial crisis of 2008, and green growth. These subjects place the magazine at the intersection of Asian studies and broader international-policy debate: regional events are treated not only as local matters but also as issues with consequences for global governance, security, and economic coordination. Global Asia has drawn contributions from a wide range of notable figures. Its contributor roster has included scholars such as Vinod Aggarwal, Charles K. Armstrong, Walter Clemens Jr., Gerald Curtis, Barry Eichengreen, G. John Ikenberry, Barry Naughton, Gary Samore, and David Shambaugh; political leaders and senior public figures such as Ban Ki-moon, Kim Dae-jung, Lee Myung-bak, Boris Johnson, Shashi Tharoor, and Yun Byung-se; and other prominent commentators including Walden Bello and Heizō Takenaka. The breadth of this network supports the magazine's role as a forum connecting academic research, policy analysis, and public debate. The magazine is associated with South Korea's East Asia Foundation and is edited by Chung-in Moon, a Yonsei University professor. Its institutional and editorial identity therefore combines a Korea-based publishing platform with an outward-looking agenda centered on Asia's place in the international system. Publicly available reference material does not establish a founding year, detailed circulation figures, financial information, ownership beyond the publishing foundation, or a complete account of its present publishing operations. Global Asia is best understood as a specialized editorial publication and intellectual forum rather than a diversified consumer brand.

Global Asia is a quarterly periodical issued by the East Asia Foundation and devoted to international issues viewed with a particular focus on Asia. Its editorial concept resembles that of major foreign-policy journals, but its subject matter is organized around the political, economic, security, and social significance of Asian affairs and the region's interaction with the wider world. The magazine's documented coverage spans several important stages and themes in contemporary international affairs. Its previous issues have examined North Korea's weapons of mass destruction, an issue involving regional security and global nonproliferation; the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit; China's rise and the question of how that rise should be understood internationally; India's economic development; the effects of the 2008 global financial crisis; and green growth. Taken together, these subjects demonstrate an editorial approach that combines immediate policy concerns with longer-term questions about economic transformation, international order, and sustainable development. Global Asia has also developed a contributor base that crosses institutional and professional boundaries. Its listed contributors include university scholars in international relations, political science, economics, and Asian studies, as well as national leaders, diplomats, ministers, and public commentators. Among the named contributors are Ban Ki-moon, Kim Dae-jung, Lee Myung-bak, Boris Johnson, Shashi Tharoor, and Yun Byung-se, alongside academics including Vinod Aggarwal, Charles K. Armstrong, Gerald Curtis, Barry Eichengreen, G. John Ikenberry, Barry Naughton, Gary Samore, and David Shambaugh. This mix gives the publication a forum-like character, bringing scholarly interpretation and policy experience into the same editorial space. The magazine's editor-in-chief is identified as Chung-in Moon of Yonsei University. His association with the publication reinforces its connection to Korean and wider East Asian academic and policy communities. The East Asia Foundation serves as the publishing institution, while the magazine's public website provides its primary online presence. The available reference material does not specify the magazine's launch year, founding personnel, circulation, business model, legal structure, or detailed publication history. It also does not provide enough information to document individual issue dates beyond the subjects associated with earlier coverage. Accordingly, the documented history is strongest as an account of Global Asia's editorial mission, institutional affiliation, subject areas, and contributor network rather than as a complete chronology.

• 2012

  Coverage of the Nuclear Security Summit

  [1]Global Asiaen.wikipedia.org

  The magazine covered the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit as part of its reporting and analysis of international security and nonproliferation issues.

• 2008

  Coverage of the global financial crisis

  [1]Global Asiaen.wikipedia.org

  A previous issue addressed the 2008 global financial crisis, reflecting the magazine's interest in the effects of worldwide economic events on Asia and international governance.

• Established as an East Asia Foundation quarterly

  [1]Global Asiaen.wikipedia.org

  Global Asia is documented as a quarterly magazine published by the East Asia Foundation. The available reference material does not state the exact launch year.

A Korea-based, Asia-focused international-affairs magazine that connects regional developments with global debates in security, diplomacy, economics, development, and environmental policy.

• International-affairs magazine

  Global Asia quarterly magazine

  The core publication is a quarterly magazine issued by the East Asia Foundation. It publishes analysis, commentary, and policy-oriented essays on Asian and global affairs, covering subjects such as security, diplomacy, economic development, financial crises, the rise of major Asian powers, and environmental policy. Its contributor base includes academics, political leaders, diplomats, and public intellectuals.

1. 1Global Asiaen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Global Asia official websiteglobalasia.org