Larissa Stünkel
Junior Research Fellow
Ms. Larissa Stünkel is a Junior Research Fellow at ISDP’s Stockholm China Center. She holds a master’s degree in Asian Studies from Lund University, Sweden, and a bachelor’s degree in International Studies from Leiden University, the Netherlands. She has spent exchange semesters in both Japan and South Korea, and conducted field work in Tokyo. In 2019, Ms. Stünkel completed a six-month internship with ISDP’s Stockholm Japan Center where she first applied her academic expertise in a policy-oriented environment. Her research interest covers the shifting geopolitics in the Pacific Islands, maritime security, as well as diplomatic relations within the Asia-Pacific region.
Publications by Larissa Stünkel
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Combating Narcotics and Trafficking: Revisiting the Opioid Crisis
Crises Merging While the Covid-19 pandemic has rapidly become the most attention-grabbing public health crisis globally, opioid abuse continues to exercise a tight grip on large swathes of the United […]
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Taiwan-Marshall Islands Relations: Against the Tide
Introduction The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is among a handful of countries to still recognize the Republic of China (ROC)*, one of four in the South Pacific. Two […]
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Between Scandals & Elections: Sino-Austrian Relations in the Era of Sharp Power
Introduction Li Zhanshu, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) and the country’s top legislator, visited Austria in May 2019 during his tour through Europe. […]