Governance, Leadership and Legitimacy in East Asia

Research paper

Published 29 July 2019

Updated 14 December 2020

ISBN: 978 1 78413 352 8

China’s Premier Li Keqiang, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in meeting at a trilateral summit on 9 May 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: Getty Images
China’s Premier Li Keqiang, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in meeting at a trilateral summit on 9 May 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: Getty Images
— China’s Premier Li Keqiang, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in meeting at a trilateral summit on 9 May 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: Getty Images

Sir David Warren

Former Associate Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme

This paper examines the political and government systems in East Asia in the wider context of the growth of populism worldwide. It argues that the countries of the region should seek multilateral solutions to global and regional problems.