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Review’s Radio: Dr. Angel Hsu (Yale University) on…
In China today, as much as 16% of soil is contaminated by toxic pollutants. Anica Lanzi speaks with Dr. Angel Hsu,…
The Sound of Shattered Glass: Contextualizing Jacinda…
Just about two years after gender parity at the Cabinet level was first achieved in Canadian federal politics, a…
Seeking Immortality: The Era of Xi Jinping
This year’s Party Congress began with a monumental three and a half hour speech by Chinese President and CCP…
Japan and Its Foreign Workers
Technology has allowed global citizens to travel easily from one place to another, and it is common to have foreign…
A Case for Japan’s Remilitarization
Following a landslide election victory at the end of October 2017, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised to…
Review’s Radio: Dr. Sabina Alkire on…
MIR's Anica Lanzi sits down with Dr. Sabina Alkire, Director of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative…
Abenomics: A Fiscal Breakthrough for Women and Migrants
Despite Japan experiencing its harshest recession since the 2008 financial meltdown in early 2014, Japanese Prime…
China and Bitcoins: A Complicated Relationship
Cryptocurrency, a form of digital currency using cryptography, is on the rise due to its two main characteristics:…
Land of the Twilight Sun
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won a resounding electoral victory on October 22nd, with his Liberal Democratic Party…
Corruption in Vietnam: An Endemic Problem?
After the fall down of Saigon government, Vietnam faced "chaos, instability, and economic disintegration". In 1986,…
The Double Edged Sword of Chinese Counterterrorism…
Just last month, Chinese officials ordered Chinese Muslims in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to hand over copies…
Ai Weiwei’s Political Artistry: Good Fences Make Good…
Human rights advocate and renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has not only taken the contemporary art movement by…