Executive Control of Institutions: The Path between Independence against Opacity
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” ...
Category: Asia
Why a symbolic exchange matters: Signaling in Biden-Xi Summit
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...
The Myth of Indonesia’s Green Energy Revolution: Assessing Indonesia’s Nickel Industry
The convergence of conversations about “loss and damage” for developing economies at COP27 and Indonesia’s decarbonization commitments as host of the G20 summit...
Singapore’s Emergence as the World’s Next Art Capital
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,...
Which Way for the ‘ASEAN Way’: The Myanmar Coup and ASEAN’s Response
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...
Shifts in Shopping Sprees: Bans on Single-Use Plastic Bags in South Korea and the U.S.
Effective on January 1, 2019, South Korea had banned all single-use plastic bags from major supermarkets following a growing number of environmentally conscious...
Environmental Implications of the Belt and Road Initiative: Geopolitics and Climate Change
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 ...
How Russia Lost Its Grip on Central Asia
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...
Covid-19 Policies in China and What it Means for the West
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...
From August 15th to the Quad: The Contemporary Strategic Relationship of India and South Korea
August 15th symbolizes a special commonality shared between India and South Korea as they achieved their independence in 1947 and 1945 respectively. However, be...