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The Ainu People and Japan – Recognition over…
The upcoming 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo have led the Japanese government to implement policies and campaigns that…
A Democratic Deficit: Hong Kong’s Resurfacing…
Hong Kong’s highly anticipated election on March 26 arises from a prolonged, uneasy discourse on the legitimacy and…
Hong Kong 2017 Chief Executive Elections: A Dwindling…
Hong Kong’s chief executive elections, one of the city’s most anticipated political events, are scheduled to take…
What’s Up with the Rohingya Refugee Crisis?
The Rohingya are an ethnic Muslim minority living primarily in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state. There are roughly…
Is Jakarta Running Ahok? The Resurgence of…
Governors' posts in seven provinces, mayors' and regents' in 18 cities, as well as local leaders in 76 districts…
Counting on China: The World Faces North Korea’s Renewed…
North Korea tends to cycle in and out of the news, making headlines with a missile test or absurd proclamation…
For Whom the Bell Tolls- the TPP and Donald Trump
Donald Trump may be a man of many words, or “the best words”, but when it comes to the Trans Pacific Partnership…
Duterte’s Fight for Reproductive Health Could…
In an ongoing polemic against the Catholic Church, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte recently issued an…
Demonetisation: Taking India to Uncharted Territories
Few fiscal policies result in overnight changes to an economy, but Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
David Adjaye and Living Architecture
Despite its aesthetic affectations, urban architecture is far from a politically-detached art form. The city, as an…
Artificial Intelligence and Job Security
In January 2017, Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance, a life insurance company based in Japan, has announced plans to…
A Crisis in Two Parts: Mongolia’s Buddhism…
On Friday, November 18, 2016 the 14th Dalai Lama arrived in Ulan Bator to begin a four-day pastoral visit in…