CSW 63: Buck-passing the Collective Responsibility to the Advancement of Women Esli Chan Mar 15, 2019 At the 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), representatives of member states, civil society…
Sharp Edges of a Broken Glass Ceiling: Women in Leadership in the US and Asia Esli Chan Jan 16, 2018 Both cultural barriers and structural gender discriminative policies are interwoven in a way that systemically…
North Korean and American Relations: A Chinese Balancing Act in a Nuclear Region Esli Chan Dec 5, 2017 This past Wednesday, North Korea once again completed a successful testing of an intercontinental ballistic missile…
Ai Weiwei’s Political Artistry: Good Fences Make Good Neighbours Esli Chan Oct 16, 2017 Human rights advocate and renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has not only taken the contemporary art movement by…
Commitment Issues: Trump’s New Asian Foreign Policy Esli Chan Jun 5, 2017 Then president-elect Donald Trump’s personal phone call with Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-Wen was one of the…
Asia-Pacific International Security Esli Chan May 10, 2017 In recent years, security concerns in the Asia-Pacific region have risen to the forefront of national headlines.…
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…
Trumped Up American Civil Rights: An Interview with Professor Leonard J. Moore Esli Chan Feb 13, 2017 Leonard J. Moore is a professor at McGill University in the Department of History and Classical Studies,…
The PAHO Committee Discusses Resolutions on Sexual Rights and Maternal Health Alexa Cardenas Jan 28, 2017 The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has been working to protect and improve the health of the inhabitants…