“If they don’t pay,” President Donald Trump warned of NATO allies, “I’m not going to defend them.” Currently, his official position is that the United States would reconsider its defense commitments if its allies fail to demonstrate resol...
China’s latest Five-Year Plan—the state’s primary policy blueprint—cements the country’s transition toward economic growth centered on productivity and social development. To achieve the latter, the central government has increasingly rewar...
Community-driven conservation initiatives approach environmental conservation through local participation, decentralized management, and the integration of community and Indigenous knowledge into conservation practices. These models have gained incre...
In Myanmar, change seems to be the new norm. Now officially known as the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Southeast Asian nation with a population of 60 million is shaking off the dust from a protracted period of isolation and opening up to the ...
In Myanmar, change seems to be the new norm. Now officially known as the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Southeast Asian nation with a population of 60 million is shaking off the dust from a protracted period of isolation and opening up to the ...
It was a little over five years ago that Shinzo Abe, Japan’s 90th Prime Minister, unceremoniously resigned his post amidst government scandal. He had been at the helm of Japan’s government only a year, and, at the time of his resignation, enjoyed...
It was a little over five years ago that Shinzo Abe, Japan’s 90th Prime Minister, unceremoniously resigned his post amidst government scandal. He had been at the helm of Japan’s government only a year, and, at the time of his resignation, enjoyed...
I lived in India for all of my life and I still don’t understand the political climate of my country. Sure it’s a democracy–but how is it still a democracy? Democratic Theory states that poverty, widespread illiteracy, and a deeply hierarch...
I lived in India for all of my life and I still don’t understand the political climate of my country. Sure it’s a democracy–but how is it still a democracy? Democratic Theory states that poverty, widespread illiteracy, and a deeply hierarch...