Enforcing English: The Politics of Language Education in the Philippines
In 2013, a Philippine high school expelled three students. Their crime? Speaking their native language. Their school’s policy mandated the use of English in all...
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The Myanmar Frontier: Why the United States Should Provide Military Aid to the NUG
By August of last year, Myanmar’s ruling military Junta, the Tatmadaw, appeared to be on the brink of collapse. Since seizing power from the nation’s democratic...
Trump’s Intentions Behind the Thailand–Cambodia Ceasefire: A Bid for “President of Peace”—and the Nobel
For five days in late July 2025, the world witnessed violence erupt once again on the Thailand-Cambodia border, one of the most prominent flashpoints in Southea...
Echoes of Colonialism in Pakistan
When Pakistan issued 75-rupee commemoration banknotes in 2022 to mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of its independence, the symbolism was hard to miss. The new...
Fragile Peace: Nuclear Military Posturing in South Asia
The skies roared overhead as two Mi-17V5 helicopters cut through the air at the Independence Day Parades in New Delhi, one bearing the Indian tricolor, the othe...
Where Empire and Market Meet: The Hidden Cost of Geopolitics on India’s Artisans
In the once-packed streets of Surat, Gujarat, the dissonance of polishing machines and voices has lulled to a halt. A sign of life in the streets of the diamond...
Data Colonialism in the Global South: Who Owns Asia’s Digital Future?
Think of a world where each click, each message you send, and each transaction you make creates a value, but not for you, or even for your own country. Rather, ...
“China is Learning Super Fast:” Economist Zhiguo He on U.S.–China Financial Ties, Tariffs, and the Future of Global Markets
Zhiguo He is a Chinese economist and James Irvin Miller Professor of Finance at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Before joining the Stanford faculty, h...
The Cold War and Taiwan: A Lesson for Modern U.S. Diplomacy
The Cold War may feel like distant history, but its echoes are unmistakable in today’s geopolitical landscape as the United States once again arms foreign allie...
Constructing Sovereignty through Strategic Narratives: A Constructivist Analysis of India’s and China’s Discursive Claims over Arunachal Pradesh
Introduction The region of Arunachal, a sparsely populated Himalayan borderland, had long eluded the firm control of any pre-modern state. Only in 1912-13 did B...