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Yin and Yang: China’s Rise and the Future of the…
Rise of China:
China is a rising revisionist power, seeking to realign the status quo in the Pacific…
The Road to Japan’s First Woman Leader Just Got…
The world of Japanese politics, mundane on most days, was turned upside down last July when Yuriko Koike, a…
Stuck in Myanmar’s Constitutional Straitjacket
IMPORTANT NOTICE: IF YOU ARE IN MYANMAR (BURMA), SHARING THIS ARTICLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA COULD RESULT IN ARREST. If…
Eastern and Western Europe’s Dichotomous…
Exported North Korean labourers are numerous and have grown more and more international. It has been claimed that…
ISIS Knocks on the Door of Southeast Asia
ISIS recently established a foothold in Southeast Asia with the capture of the city of Marawi, located on the…
The Final Dalai Lama and the Future of Tibet
It was a celebration of one of the world’s most respected spiritual leaders. Thousands of exiled Tibetans gathered…
What does Kenya’s New Railway Mean for OBOR?
China’s increasingly large footprint in Africa has generated both optimism and fear. The debate over whether China…
Canada 150 in Hong Kong: A Report from Consul General…
Originally published in Harbour Times as "Canada 150 in Hong Kong: Photos and Report from Consul General Jeff…
The Lost Decade: How the Democratic Process went on…
Five Prime Ministers in six years: a figure one would not expect for a well-established and stable democracy in the…
A Lawyer is Not Acceptable- At Least Not in China
A world superpower equipped with one of the largest economies in the world, China has indisputably become a…
The War on Journalism in the Philippines
On January 6, 2017, university professor and radio announcer Mario Contaoi was riding his motorbike on a national…
A New Direction for South Korea
In April, South Korea’s former President Park Geun-Hye was impeached and charged with bribery, coercion, abuse of…