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THAAD: A Tale of Four Countries
Amidst western cacophony surrounding the rise of a new radical right in European elections, a new U.S. travel ban,…
China and Saudi Arabia’s $65 Billion Deal: Economic and…
Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud flew to Beijing last Thursday, March 16th, to deepen economic…
The Punisher’s Punishment: The Effectiveness of…
In the Philippines, the war on drugs still rages on. Reports on the deaths and killings related to the drug trade…
The North Korean Missile Crisis: The Dawn of Japanese…
On the 6th of March 2017, North Korea launched four ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan. Three of the…
With Friends Like These: North Korea’s Nuclear…
China and North Korea are two states bound by geography and politics. Since the division of South and North Korea…
The Ainu People and Japan – Recognition over…
The upcoming 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo have led the Japanese government to implement policies and campaigns that…
A Democratic Deficit: Hong Kong’s Resurfacing…
Hong Kong’s highly anticipated election on March 26 arises from a prolonged, uneasy discourse on the legitimacy and…
Hong Kong 2017 Chief Executive Elections: A Dwindling…
Hong Kong’s chief executive elections, one of the city’s most anticipated political events, are scheduled to take…
What’s Up with the Rohingya Refugee Crisis?
The Rohingya are an ethnic Muslim minority living primarily in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state. There are roughly…
Is Jakarta Running Ahok? The Resurgence of…
Governors' posts in seven provinces, mayors' and regents' in 18 cities, as well as local leaders in 76 districts…
Counting on China: The World Faces North Korea’s Renewed…
North Korea tends to cycle in and out of the news, making headlines with a missile test or absurd proclamation…
For Whom the Bell Tolls- the TPP and Donald Trump
Donald Trump may be a man of many words, or “the best words”, but when it comes to the Trans Pacific Partnership…