The Beijing Consensus and African Autonomy
The Beijing Consensus and African Autonomy Abstract When trying to uncover the effects of Chi...
Category: Asia
The Evolving Zainichi Identity and Multicultural Society in Japan
Introduction The notion of ethnic homogeneity has served a potent role in building modern nation-states. Governments have often used perceived ethnic homogeneit...
Differing Conceptions of Citizenship: Nehru, Gandhi and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)
In December 2019, the Parliament of India passed a law entitled the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The CAA, endorsed by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata...
Differing Conceptions of Citizenship: Nehru, Gandhi and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)
In December 2019, the Parliament of India passed a law entitled the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The CAA, endorsed by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata...
Can the Personal be Political?: A Critique of Gandhi’s Nonviolence in the Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Movement
Part I. Introduction In 1841, Hong Kong became a British colony, having been ceded by China after the First Opium War. The British reaffirmed their sovere...
Military Modernizers: US Military Aid and the Indonesian Civic Action Program, 1958-1965
On March 12, 1958, an unidentified plane parachuted 20 cases of arms into the middle of a field in Pekanbaru, a city that became a major conflict zone in the In...
Abubacarr Tambadou’s Case Against Myanmar: A Watershed Moment for International Law
In the eyes of scholars and policymakers who subscribe to the tenets of political realism, unconditional solidarity with any group beyond one’s borders, particu...
Collective China Crisis: An Analysis of China’s Threatening Rise and a Revival of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Introduction Russian attempts to interfere in Western politics are well-documented. But, despite the similarities in policy, Chinese attempts at interference us...
How to Scare a Giant: Resolve Signaling in South China Sea Maritime Disputes
Written by: James Boehme, Tufts University Summary Introduction Vast quantities of International Relations scholarship published over the past several decades h...
A Pashtun Awakening Against All Odds
By Minahil Nawaz, TD’21 On January 28, 2020, Pakistani authorities detained two members of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) in the northwest city of Peshawar...