Meet Japan’s NDP
The conclusive victory of Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzō Abe in last October’s general election was supposed to re-establish his control over Japanese politics and allow...
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Malaysia’s 2018 Elections Explained
An unprecedented mix of ecstasy and shock layered Kuala Lumpur on May 10th as Malaysians awoke dumbfounded to discover that the opposition party, Pakatan Harapan (PH),...
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Xi Jinping’s ‘How to Tame Your Dragon’
In 2015’s spy thriller Kingsman: The Secret Service, its charming antagonist Mr. Valentine, brilliantly played by Samuel L. Jackson, is informed by his bodyguard...
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The Resurrection of the Right: The Trend of Social Conservatism in Canadian Party Politics
On the international stage, Canada has always been seen as a moderate country renowned for its progressive leader. Canadians, on the other hand, know that this is not...
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Trudeau’s Shortcomings in Condemning the Gaza Violence
On May 14, thousands of Palestinians participating in the Great March of Return in the Gaza Strip were met by Israeli armed forces at the two regions’ buffer zone. By...
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The Brain Drain, the Civil War, and Angola’s Public Health Crisis
The Angolan Civil War began as a proxy war between the United States and the Soviet Union. After successfully ending Portuguese colonization, the three liberation...
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Why US Must Expand, Not Withdraw, Forces From Syria
In early April, President Trump stated that the US should withdraw its military forces from Syria. Secretary of Defense Mattis seems to have persuaded Trump to postpone...
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States Shouldn’t Be in Control of Everything: Why John Bolton is Wrong About International Law
Introduction Secretary of Defence John Bolton has long had a bad impression of international law. He has that argued that allowing international legal institutions a...
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The Chinese Problem in Indonesia: A Ghost from the Past that Haunts the Present
The Chinese question is nothing new in Indonesia. Two decades after the post-Suharto reforms, Chinese-Indonesians enjoy greater political freedom and no longer face the...
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Midterm Wars: The Establishment Strikes Back—Or Does It?
The dominant narrative of the 2016 U.S presidential elections was that of a revolt against “the establishment”, an ill-defined but popular term that conjures images of...
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