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On January 5, Bangladesh celebrated the first anniversary of the 2014 general election. The election resulted in victory for incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed, president of the Awami League. While anniversaries are generally occasions for ...

Political Persecution in Bangladesh

On January 5, Bangladesh celebrated the first anniversary of the 2014 general election. The election resulted in victory for incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed, president of the Awami League. While anniversaries are generally occasions for ...

The narrative about Islam fed to the American public by the media and politicians revolves around the volatility and violence in the Middle East. Middle Eastern countries are considered to implicitly support Islamic terror networks or are too weak to...

Islam in Indonesia: Bucking the Narrative

The narrative about Islam fed to the American public by the media and politicians revolves around the volatility and violence in the Middle East. Middle Eastern countries are considered to implicitly support Islamic terror networks or are too weak to...

Burma may be small, but it has withstood the longest ongoing civil war in the history of the modern world. Since its independence from Great Britain in 1948, the Burma National Army (BNA) has been engaged in battle with various internal ethnic minori...

Six Decades Later

Burma may be small, but it has withstood the longest ongoing civil war in the history of the modern world. Since its independence from Great Britain in 1948, the Burma National Army (BNA) has been engaged in battle with various internal ethnic minori...

As summer approaches, glossy posters depicting majestic skylines of foreign cities will appear around college campuses nationwide, detailing opportunities for teaching abroad. In spite of these glittering advertisements and dedicated recruitment effo...

Teaching for Good

As summer approaches, glossy posters depicting majestic skylines of foreign cities will appear around college campuses nationwide, detailing opportunities for teaching abroad. In spite of these glittering advertisements and dedicated recruitment effo...

American politicians like to use variants of the phrase “shining city on a hill” when referring to their country’s role in the world. Though the terminology was made famous by President Reagan, its first use actually dates back to pre-revolutio...

America’s Foreign Policy in Burma

American politicians like to use variants of the phrase “shining city on a hill” when referring to their country’s role in the world. Though the terminology was made famous by President Reagan, its first use actually dates back to pre-revolutio...

There were no newly constructed battle arenas, nor were there hordes of soldiers with unloaded guns. The war game that took place on October 13 between the United States and United Kingdom was a crisis simulation for the digital age: US Treasury Secr...

Simulating the Apocalypse: What Are War Games Really For?

There were no newly constructed battle arenas, nor were there hordes of soldiers with unloaded guns. The war game that took place on October 13 between the United States and United Kingdom was a crisis simulation for the digital age: US Treasury Secr...

In a time of highly tense relations with its powerhouse neighbors, Japanese relations with its notoriously malevolent neighbor, North Korea, may be on the upswing. That said, the relations between Japan and the Democratic People’s Republic of K...

Japan’s Complicated Relationship with North Korea

In a time of highly tense relations with its powerhouse neighbors, Japanese relations with its notoriously malevolent neighbor, North Korea, may be on the upswing. That said, the relations between Japan and the Democratic People’s Republic of K...

In 2013, 400 million Indian citizens lived on less than $1.15 per day, while half did not have access to adequate sanitation. Despite being the world’s largest democracy, India now has one-third of the world’s poor, according to the World Bank. W...

Chasing Democracy

In 2013, 400 million Indian citizens lived on less than $1.15 per day, while half did not have access to adequate sanitation. Despite being the world’s largest democracy, India now has one-third of the world’s poor, according to the World Bank. W...

Few, if any, geopolitical and economic relationships are more essential to the global community than those of China and India. Everything about the two nations and their connection is big: the size of their populations (first and second in the world,...

Holding the Key: Playing on India’s Terms

Few, if any, geopolitical and economic relationships are more essential to the global community than those of China and India. Everything about the two nations and their connection is big: the size of their populations (first and second in the world,...

For the past week, Hong Kong has been the center of the biggest challenge against the Chinese central government since the Tiananmen protests of 1989. Thousands of Hong Kong citizens have taken part in rallies across the island, demanding the Chinese...

Clashes in Hong Kong: Fighting for Democracy

For the past week, Hong Kong has been the center of the biggest challenge against the Chinese central government since the Tiananmen protests of 1989. Thousands of Hong Kong citizens have taken part in rallies across the island, demanding the Chinese...