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,...
In recent months, American President Donald Trump has driven up tensions with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), through his toxic rhetorical exchanges with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the installment of the THAAD missile system...
In recent months, American President Donald Trump has driven up tensions with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), through his toxic rhetorical exchanges with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the installment of the THAAD missile system...
From October 18 to October 24, 2,287 delegates, representing over 90 million members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), gathered in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing as part of a twice-a-decade meeting to decide the leadership of the Party f...
From October 18 to October 24, 2,287 delegates, representing over 90 million members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), gathered in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing as part of a twice-a-decade meeting to decide the leadership of the Party f...
Since the turn of the century, Lao PDR has been on a bullet train to graduate from its “Least Developed Country Status” by 2020. According to a recent UNDP report, the country was “on track” to achieve this goal. Since 2000, its GDP has incre...
Since the turn of the century, Lao PDR has been on a bullet train to graduate from its “Least Developed Country Status” by 2020. According to a recent UNDP report, the country was “on track” to achieve this goal. Since 2000, its GDP has incre...
The Kyrgyz Republic, a small mountainous country in Central Asia, has been through multiple violent revolutions, in both 2005 and 2010.The post-Soviet nation has just been through another revolution, yet of a completely different kind; on October 15t...
The Kyrgyz Republic, a small mountainous country in Central Asia, has been through multiple violent revolutions, in both 2005 and 2010.The post-Soviet nation has just been through another revolution, yet of a completely different kind; on October 15t...
On November 8th, 2016, India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, announced the demonetization of the Indian economy. This move, ostensibly to root out corruption and black money, has been unsuccessful. Overnight, ₹500 and ₹1000 currency bank notes...
On November 8th, 2016, India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, announced the demonetization of the Indian economy. This move, ostensibly to root out corruption and black money, has been unsuccessful. Overnight, ₹500 and ₹1000 currency bank notes...
Up until recent years, India-Middle East relations were largely driven by economic considerations. In the latter half of the 20th century, India’s political ties to the Middle East were dictated by Cold War polarity and rising hostility with Pakist...
Up until recent years, India-Middle East relations were largely driven by economic considerations. In the latter half of the 20th century, India’s political ties to the Middle East were dictated by Cold War polarity and rising hostility with Pakist...
Beijing has been notoriously indecisive in resisting North Korea’s missile deployments, mostly operating through diplomatic means to persuade North Korea to disband its nuclear weapons and missile activities. Although diplomatic efforts are importa...
Beijing has been notoriously indecisive in resisting North Korea’s missile deployments, mostly operating through diplomatic means to persuade North Korea to disband its nuclear weapons and missile activities. Although diplomatic efforts are importa...
Late May, 1841. A Chinese army, desperate to retake Canton from British forces, launches fire ships at the British ships parked in its harbor. In a show of technological might, the steam-powered warship Nemesis sails out of harm’s way as the rest o...
Late May, 1841. A Chinese army, desperate to retake Canton from British forces, launches fire ships at the British ships parked in its harbor. In a show of technological might, the steam-powered warship Nemesis sails out of harm’s way as the rest o...
The summer of 2017 was a historic one for India’s judicial system, marked by two high-profile rulings: the ban of triple talaq and the sentencing of Guru Ram Rahim Singh. While both decisions were met with a storm of dissent by religious subgroup...
The summer of 2017 was a historic one for India’s judicial system, marked by two high-profile rulings: the ban of triple talaq and the sentencing of Guru Ram Rahim Singh. While both decisions were met with a storm of dissent by religious subgroup...
While narratives of anti-Islamic sentiments continue to dominate the American media, little airtime is given to how other parts of the world treat Muslim minorities, such as the Uyghur ethnic group in China. While the state officially recognizes 56 e...
While narratives of anti-Islamic sentiments continue to dominate the American media, little airtime is given to how other parts of the world treat Muslim minorities, such as the Uyghur ethnic group in China. While the state officially recognizes 56 e...
In the wake of last year’s election of President Rodrigo Duterte, populism is far from the only rising danger in the Philippines: Around the nation, rates of HIV are soaring. But even though news of President Duterte’s national war on drugs has s...
In the wake of last year’s election of President Rodrigo Duterte, populism is far from the only rising danger in the Philippines: Around the nation, rates of HIV are soaring. But even though news of President Duterte’s national war on drugs has s...
Rex Tillerson has brushed up against China before. So have his competitors. In 2006, Chevron executives thought they had spotted a golden opportunity to expand their operations in Asia after noticing a body of water in the South China Sea that potent...
Rex Tillerson has brushed up against China before. So have his competitors. In 2006, Chevron executives thought they had spotted a golden opportunity to expand their operations in Asia after noticing a body of water in the South China Sea that potent...