What are our leaders telling us during the COVID-19 crisis?

Sharbani ChattorajMay 7, 2020

by Ben Baichmann-Kass and Sharbani Chattoraj The world’s oldest democracy and the world’s biggest democracy both escaped the first wave of the COVID-19 pa... Read More

Inside the Narco-State: The Failure of Tajikistan’s Drug Policy

Sophie SmithMay 5, 2020

Since the 1990s, Tajikistan has become a major hub for drug trafficking. Each year, around 100 tonnes of opium and heroin is smuggled across the Tajik-Afghan b... Read More

Growing up with the monsoons: Human immobility in flood-prone Kerala

Shanda MoorghenMay 4, 2020

The esoteric nature of the monsoon season in India has often caused devastation in a country plagued by its fair share of environmental issues. The 2018 flood ... Read More

REVIEW | “The Wandering Earth”: Sampling Chinese Foreign Policy from Contemporary Pop Culture

SubmissionMay 2, 2020

by Vivienne Zhang As the rest of the world adjusts to the new normal of life in the time of COVID-19, this real-time global emergency reveals stark cultural... Read More

Opinion: Amidst Disaster, China Moves to Centre Stage on COVID-19 Response

Darcy FrenchMarch 20, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has captured the world’s attention. This crisis, unprecedented in modern times, continues to ravage countries across the world, and will ... Read More

Activists respond to anti-Muslim violence and threats to democracy in India

Annina ClaessonMarch 16, 2020

The state of “the world’s largest democracy” is in an uproar. In late February 2020, Hindu nationalist mobs attacked Muslim homes, shops, and mosques in what h... Read More

Pivoting the US’s Strategic Plan for North Korea

SubmissionMarch 16, 2020

Submitted by Tom Oomen North Korea, or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as it is officially known, has been advancing its nuclear capabilities for ... Read More

The violence against Muslims in India, explained

Pariesa YoungMarch 6, 2020

By Pariesa Young and Tristan Werkmeister In India last week, mobs targeted Muslims in the streets. Death tolls are still on the rise as factions come to blo... Read More

Opinion: India’s March towards Protectionism

SubmissionJanuary 30, 2020

Submitted by Pranay Kumar Shome Ever since it was announced that the 35th ASEAN summit would take place in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, speculation was... Read More

The North Korean nuclear program and China-North Korea relations: Recipe for conflict or for peace?

SubmissionJanuary 17, 2020

Submitted by Keridwen François-Merlet For many decades, North Korea, or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), has been one of the hot spots of t... Read More