Category: Asia
Tibet’s Tragedy – The Extinction of the Dalai Lama
You can lock up or enslave a person, but the human hunger for freedom will not be suppressed – Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama Sixty years ago on March 10th,
Read MoreSabarimala Controversy: Paving the Way for Feminism in India?
In Kerala, Southern India, history was created just as two women entered the Hindu temple of Sabarimala, smashing the longstanding practice of barring women from entering the sacred place of
Read MoreA Cursed Blessing: The Defining Role of Geography in Russian Foreign Policy
A train on the Trans-Siberian Railway departs Moscow, exchanging the sprawling metropolis for woodlands. It snakes through the mighty Urals, cuts across the endless Siberian steppe and winds past Lake
Read MoreThe Politics of Loneliness – How Loneliness became a Political Problem
‘”We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness.’” Albert Schweitzer The feeling of loneliness is one that every person is familiar with. At some point
Read MoreThe Dark Side of Vietnam: a Rightless Land
Vietnam has become a country that does not respect freedom of speech, press or political freedom in the least. They keep their population docile by routine intimidation and beatings.
Read MoreNetanyahu’s Year: Navigating a Political Minefield
During the hectic period between Christmas and New Year’s, not able to tell which day of the week it is, we somehow do find ourselves able to look back on
Read MoreA Look at New Zealand’s Māori Reconciliation Process: Beyond Biculturalism
Of the 5,000 indigenous groups worldwide, few possess traditions retaining such recognition as the Māori, whose ceremonial dance, the Haka, is recognisable far beyond the community of Rugby fans. Perhaps,
Read MoreThe Plight of Rang-tan: The Silencing of Palm Oil Devastation
“There’s one issue that will define the contours of this century more dramatically than any other, and that is the urgent threat of a changing climate.” – Former U.S.
Read MoreConstructing National Unity: rooting side by side?
At Evergrande Football School’s campus, only the big football on the main square would prevent a stroller from thinking he or she would be in a university campus of Oxford
Read MoreDhivehin Dilemma: The Story of Revived Maldivian Democracy and Indian Ocean Power Politics
The word ‘Maldives’ evokes pictures of paradise in the collective imaginary. Yet, there beyond the turquoise lagoons, coral reefs and palm tree hammocks, hidden from the tourists’ eyes, unfolds a
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