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Category: Asia

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 / 0 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...

Asia/Comments

Menstruation Myths: Period Poverty and Education in South Asia

Posted on April 2022 by Anjali Mangla

Imagine a girl being told she cannot enter places of religious worship, cannot enter the kitchen, must be “purified,” and cannot touch boys. This situation is a...

Americas/Asia/Comments/Europe

Sanctions on Russia: Implications for the Financial World Order

Posted on March 2022 by Jasmine Keung

Following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, Western sanctions have failed to act as an effective deterrent against Russian aggression. Today, as Vladimir P...

Asia/Book Reviews/Comments

“1971: A Global History of the Creation of Bangladesh” and “The Blood Telegram”: A Review

Posted on March 2022 by Alex Abarca

I. 50 Years Since Independence, 50 Years Since Genocide  December 17, 2021, marked the 50th anniversary of the creation of the country of Bangladesh. ...

Asia/Comments

Defining the State: Despite Imperfections, Duterte’s Philippines is Still a Democracy

Posted on January 2022 by Deepanshu Singal

Since President Rodrigo Duterte came to power in the Philippines in 2016, many have criticized his administration as undemocratic and even ruthless. Questions w...

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