With Friends Like These: North Korea’s Nuclear Test and China’s… Suzanne Holcomb Mar 19, 2017 China and North Korea are two states bound by geography and politics. Since the division of South and North Korea…
A Democratic Deficit: Hong Kong’s Resurfacing Umbrella Movement Esli Chan Mar 16, 2017 Hong Kong’s highly anticipated election on March 26 arises from a prolonged, uneasy discourse on the legitimacy and…
Counting on China: The World Faces North Korea’s Renewed Instability Gracie Webb Feb 27, 2017 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 Suzanne Holcomb Feb 15, 2017 Donald Trump may be a man of many words, or “the best words”, but when it comes to the Trans Pacific Partnership…
A Crisis in Two Parts: Mongolia’s Buddhism Question and its Economic… Suzanne Holcomb Jan 16, 2017 On Friday, November 18, 2016 the 14th Dalai Lama arrived in Ulan Bator to begin a four-day pastoral visit in…
The Phone Call that Shook the Sino-American Status Quo Shirley Wang Jan 9, 2017 On December 2, 2016, one of the largest breaks from conventional U.S. foreign policy shook the world in the form of…
Chinese Global Ambitions After the US Election Alexandre Leroy Dec 18, 2016 Global uncertainty has reached exceptional levels following the election of Donald Trump as president of the…
China: Rising Leader in Climate Change Initiatives Natalie Gastevich Dec 7, 2016 In light of Donald Trump becoming the President-elect of the United States, much of what the U.S. had previously…
Power Politics and the Environment: Destruction of the South China Sea Reef Suzanne Holcomb Dec 1, 2016 In examining the South China Sea dispute, one ordinarily accords attention to its legal nuance, military…
Iran’s “Silk Road” to Recovery Hannah Abdoh Dec 1, 2016 In response to the recent U.S. House of Representatives' vote to extend American sanctions on Iran for 10 more…