So long as we ignore Hong Kong, a global commitment to fundamental human rights and dignity will remain unrealized. If you cherish what Hannah Arendt in The Origins of Totalitarianism calls “the right to have rights,” or the right to belong to a ...
The American biomedical company Thermo Fisher describes a prominent product featured on its website, the RapidHIT ID system, as an instrument capable of generating “forensic DNA profiles in as little as 90 minutes” with “no technical expertise ...
On September 13, 2024, two German Navy vessels sailed through the Taiwan Strait, marking the first time German warships had crossed the geopolitically fragile waterway in two decades. This transit drew strong condemnation from the Chinese government,...
A 2005 headline for The Guardian reads: ‘The end of oil is closer than you think.’ A more recent example from the Christian Science Monitor reads: “How long will world’s oil reserves last? 53 years, says BP.” These sensational headlines a...
A 2005 headline for The Guardian reads: ‘The end of oil is closer than you think.’ A more recent example from the Christian Science Monitor reads: “How long will world’s oil reserves last? 53 years, says BP.” These sensational headlines a...
A journalist investigates a government official and loses his job. He returns to find police have raided his home. Later, they beat him. Meanwhile, an artist sets fire to a government building – the whole act caught on video – and receives only a...
A journalist investigates a government official and loses his job. He returns to find police have raided his home. Later, they beat him. Meanwhile, an artist sets fire to a government building – the whole act caught on video – and receives only a...
In January 2015, the government of New Delhi decided to run a unique 15-day experiment. Under Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of the Aam Aadmi Party, the Indian capital implemented a new road policy to test methods of combating the increasing levels o...
In January 2015, the government of New Delhi decided to run a unique 15-day experiment. Under Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of the Aam Aadmi Party, the Indian capital implemented a new road policy to test methods of combating the increasing levels o...
A curious David-against-Goliath story is unfolding in disputed Southeast Asian waters. In late September, the small nation of Timor-Leste achieved a small but important victory when a UN Conciliation Commission declared that the Pacific country in th...
A curious David-against-Goliath story is unfolding in disputed Southeast Asian waters. In late September, the small nation of Timor-Leste achieved a small but important victory when a UN Conciliation Commission declared that the Pacific country in th...
In 2012, Zhou Yongkang enjoyed political success as both the chairman of the Central Political and Legislative Affairs Commission and a prominent member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo – the highest organ-of-state in the Communist Part...
In 2012, Zhou Yongkang enjoyed political success as both the chairman of the Central Political and Legislative Affairs Commission and a prominent member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo – the highest organ-of-state in the Communist Part...
When it comes to President Donald Trump’s Twitter page, there is no shortage of inane posts, particularly in relation to global warming. Of these tweets, however, the one suggesting that climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese to hinder...
When it comes to President Donald Trump’s Twitter page, there is no shortage of inane posts, particularly in relation to global warming. Of these tweets, however, the one suggesting that climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese to hinder...
Xi Jinping was already set to make headlines as he stepped up to the podium at the Davos World Economic Forum in January. No Chinese leader had ever addressed the conference before. But it was only when he opened his mouth that it became clear he was...
Xi Jinping was already set to make headlines as he stepped up to the podium at the Davos World Economic Forum in January. No Chinese leader had ever addressed the conference before. But it was only when he opened his mouth that it became clear he was...
In the wake of Yahya Jammeh’s arrest at the hands of Senegalese forces, Vladimir Putin’s return to one of his alleged favorite pastimes, and Nicolás Maduro’s increasingly creative efforts to hollow out Venezuela’s democratic institutions...
In the wake of Yahya Jammeh’s arrest at the hands of Senegalese forces, Vladimir Putin’s return to one of his alleged favorite pastimes, and Nicolás Maduro’s increasingly creative efforts to hollow out Venezuela’s democratic institutions...
In recent months, “populism” has become an international buzzword as the de-facto explanation for unanticipated political events. Used triumphantly or with resentment, the term is now thrown around with such frequency that its meaning — much l...
In recent months, “populism” has become an international buzzword as the de-facto explanation for unanticipated political events. Used triumphantly or with resentment, the term is now thrown around with such frequency that its meaning — much l...
Since coming into office, US President Donald Trump has signed multiple executive orders attempting to repeal the policies enacted by former President Barack Obama. These efforts have worried many foreign governments, who are painfully aware that the...
Since coming into office, US President Donald Trump has signed multiple executive orders attempting to repeal the policies enacted by former President Barack Obama. These efforts have worried many foreign governments, who are painfully aware that the...
On November 8th, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi executed his very own ‘financial surgical strike’ when he appeared on national television four hours before midnight and announced to the public that, at the stroke of the midnight hour, all Rs...
On November 8th, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi executed his very own ‘financial surgical strike’ when he appeared on national television four hours before midnight and announced to the public that, at the stroke of the midnight hour, all Rs...
The Indonesian occupation of West Papua has been described as a “neglected genocide”, a crime against humanity being committed on a multi-generational scale, but overlooked by international observers as a matter of course. Following the departure...
The Indonesian occupation of West Papua has been described as a “neglected genocide”, a crime against humanity being committed on a multi-generational scale, but overlooked by international observers as a matter of course. Following the departure...