Category: Asia
A Decade of Disappointment: MENA’s Arab Winter Likely to Persist Well into the 2020s
Predicting the future of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is a herculean task. The area’s heterogeneity, often underestimated by generalisations that the term ‘Arab World’ evokes, is
Read MoreThe Quest to Free Prometheus: Is China involved in Organ Harvesting?
On Tuesday the 24th of June, a counsel to the China Tribunal, an independent panel investigating if the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been involved in ‘organ harvesting’, called
Read MoreThe Zainichi Koreans: The Complex Intricacies of Cultural Survival Beyond One’s ‘Home’
To most of us, I would assume, the 22nd of August of 1910 may not evoke any particular sense of connection or account of history, merely appearing as any other
Read MoreScars Too Deep to Heal: Historical Legacies and the Japanese-South Korean Trade Dispute
As territorial claims in the South China Sea continue to test the patience of regional hegemons and superpowers alike, an economic conflict of a less visible, yet equally significant nature,
Read MoreChina’s paradox: can increased authoritarianism be paired with economic liberalization?
During his speech at the China International Import Expo on the 5th of November, President Xi Jinping further urged global leaders to resist protectionism and make concerted efforts towards greater
Read MoreThose for Whom the War Lives On – A View on The Aftermath of Agent Orange
As a geopolitical foreign policy strategy, the ‘Containment’ of a Communist spread into various regions of the Global South kept the United States actively engaged abroad throughout the Cold War.
Read MoreBeyond the Tax Intifada: Understanding the Meaning of the Lebanon Protests
After eight days of persistent protests, which brought Lebanon to a standstill, it was about time that the country’s president finally addressed the demonstrators in a televised broadcast. Yesterday, Michel
Read MoreFrom declassification to decriminalization: the long road to LGBT equality in India
In September 2018, LGBT people in India celebrated after the country’s Supreme Court unanimously struck down a colonial-era ban on gay intimacy. This judgment legalized the sex lives of an
Read MoreDemocracy and Disinformation- Indian Fake News Will Decide World’s Largest Election
The largest democratic undertaking in human history is about to unfold as India’s national elections will take place in seven phases spread over April and May. While voters decide who
Read MoreTibet’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,
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