Soft Power by Design: Japanese Culinary Diplomacy
Introduction In an era dominated by military and economic interests, the concept of soft power offers an alternative framework for understanding global influenc...
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The Kazakh Famine of 1930-1933 and Stalinist Collectivization: The Limitation of Legal Frameworks for Genocide in Communist Studies
Frameworks for Genocide in Communist Studies From 1930 to 1933, the Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan suffered a horrific yet understudied episode of famine, violen...
Mga Wikang Pambansa, राीय भाषाएँ: Constitutional Language Policy and Postcolonial Nation-Building in the Philippines and India
“Ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling wika ay higit sa hayop at malansang isda.” —José P. Rizal One who does not love one’s own language is ...
“We are in Uncharted History:” Liqian Ren on China’s Economy, DeepSeek, and US-China Relations
This transcript is from an interview conducted on March 9, 2025, in partnership with the Brown China Summit (BCS). Founded in 2014, the Brown China Summit is Br...
Climate Change is Russia’s Biggest Strategic Weapon
In 2015, Russia signed the Paris Agreement on climate change. In 2019, the nation formally joined. According to the Kremlin, Russia aims to significantly r...
Regional Cooperation in Global South Asia: A Neighborhood Vision
“Many of the concepts and theories regarding South Asian relations analyzing the problems of South Asia broke down when examined regarding their adequacy to rea...
Lessons from ‘Made in China 2025’: Will China Achieve its Vision for 2035?
In May 2015, Xi Jinping’s government formalized a ten-year development plan, “Made in China 2025,” to expand China’s industrial and manufacturing capacity...
Belief and Boundaries: Perceptions of Freedom Among North Korean Youth
When you think about the North Korean people, what comes to mind? If you live in the West, the first words that may come to mind include brainwashed, ignorant, ...
U.S.-China Relations: Cycles of Fascination, Disillusionment, and Interdependence
In 1972, Richard Nixon shook Mao Zedong’s hand in Beijing, marking what many Americans perceived as the beginning of U.S.-China relations. This handshake symbol...
Climate Change, Menstruation, and the Cost of Inaction in Pakistan
Despite increasingly dire climate consequences, the Pakistani government has yet to implement sufficient or sustained policies to mitigate environmental degrada...