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Category: Asia

Asia/Comments

Executive Control of Institutions: The Path between Independence against Opacity

Posted on April 2023 by Saranya Ravindran

In a speech delivered in November, Indian Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, who is tasked with overseeing the judiciary, called the body’s so-called “Collegium” ...

Asia/Comments

Why a symbolic exchange matters: Signaling in Biden-Xi Summit

Posted on April 2023 by Yaqi Li

On November 14, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden met in person with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the first time in his presidency. This summit, conducte...

Asia/Comments

The Myth of Indonesia’s Green Energy Revolution: Assessing Indonesia’s Nickel Industry

Posted on April 2023 by Wei Jun Tan

The convergence of conversations about “loss and damage” for developing economies at COP27 and Indonesia’s decarbonization commitments as host of the G20 summit...

Arts and Culture/Asia/Culture and Arts

Singapore’s Emergence as the World’s Next Art Capital

Posted on April 2023 by Clarissa Tan

Inside the iconic triple towers of the Marina Bay Sands hotel, collectors and creative fanatics alike mingle amidst brightly lit white cubes to admire painting,...

Asia/Comments

Which Way for the ‘ASEAN Way’: The Myanmar Coup and ASEAN’s Response

Posted on February 2023 by Turner Ruggi

The growing crisis between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Myanmar has evolved into a test case as to whether the ‘ASEAN Way’ of non-inte...

Asia/Comments

Shifts in Shopping Sprees: Bans on Single-Use Plastic Bags in South Korea and the U.S.

Posted on December 2022 by Hailey Seo

Effective on January 1, 2019, South Korea had banned all single-use plastic bags from major supermarkets following a growing number of environmentally conscious...

Africa/Americas/Asia/Comments/Europe/Middle East

Environmental Implications of the Belt and Road Initiative: Geopolitics and Climate Change

Posted on November 2022 by Ethan Chiu / 1 Comment

In his 1958 campaign speech, former United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower declared, “We are busily engaged in the construction of a gigantic road system ...

Asia/Comments

How Russia Lost Its Grip on Central Asia

Posted on November 2022 by Owen Haywood

Russian President Vladimir Putin demonstrated with the invasion of Ukraine in February of this year that he will go to extreme lengths to preserve, even reinvig...

Asia/Comments

Covid-19 Policies in China and What it Means for the West

Posted on October 2022 by Yule Zhang (Arrow)

It is October 2022. Two and a half years after the start of the pandemic, China’s mandates in response to Covid-19 remain as extensive as ever.  Many count...

Asia/Comments

From August 15th to the Quad: The Contemporary Strategic Relationship of India and South Korea

Posted on October 2022 by Pratham Maheshwari

August 15th symbolizes a special commonality shared between India and South Korea as they achieved their independence in 1947 and 1945 respectively. However, be...

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