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Names are more than just labels—they are steeped in histories and tangled in identities. When a name changes, where does its history go? Does it disappear in the shadow of its past, buried in the grave of its former identity? Or does it stay, trail...

Name Games

Names are more than just labels—they are steeped in histories and tangled in identities. When a name changes, where does its history go? Does it disappear in the shadow of its past, buried in the grave of its former identity? Or does it stay, trail...

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 ...

Sequencing the Surveillance State

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 ...

Semiconductors are the foundation of modern technology. They power a diverse array of devices, from regulating cycles in rice cookers to managing complex flight systems in airplanes and even handling the intensive data processing of artificial intell...

The Price of US Semiconductor Export Restrictions

Semiconductors are the foundation of modern technology. They power a diverse array of devices, from regulating cycles in rice cookers to managing complex flight systems in airplanes and even handling the intensive data processing of artificial intell...

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,...

Sailing the Narrows

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,...

Many say that the United States is in a “new cold war” with China. These two global superpowers exert their influence internationally through their webs of allies and large economies. The dynamics of Sino-American competition are heavily shaped b...

The Scramble for India

Many say that the United States is in a “new cold war” with China. These two global superpowers exert their influence internationally through their webs of allies and large economies. The dynamics of Sino-American competition are heavily shaped b...

This past November, a hotly divisive election in Argentina concluded with the victory of controversial right-wing libertarian Javier Milei. The first months of his presidency have been as contentious as one would expect from an eccentric conspiracy t...

Tango Argentino

This past November, a hotly divisive election in Argentina concluded with the victory of controversial right-wing libertarian Javier Milei. The first months of his presidency have been as contentious as one would expect from an eccentric conspiracy t...

Between 2019 and 2020, the Chinese research vessel Xiang Yang Hong 06 (向阳红 06) conducted oceanographic research missions over 10,000 kilometers of the Indian Ocean, purportedly engaging in collaboration with scientists from Sri Lanka and Myanma...

Gray-Zone Blue-Zone

Between 2019 and 2020, the Chinese research vessel Xiang Yang Hong 06 (向阳红 06) conducted oceanographic research missions over 10,000 kilometers of the Indian Ocean, purportedly engaging in collaboration with scientists from Sri Lanka and Myanma...