Unknown Identities: The Political Prisoners of Xinjiang
Guest post by Christoph Steinert Since spring 2017, the Chinese province Xinjiang has been the site of an…
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The Local Politics of Policing: The Case of Duterte’s Drug War
Guest post by Nico Ravanilla, Renard Sexton, and Dotan Haim Last month, a brutal police killing in the…
ELECTION IN Myanmar
In more election news, Aung San Suu Kyi’s party has won Myanmar’s general election and will return for…
The Global Impacts of COVID-19
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected prospects for peace or conflict; political participation; and civil liberties around the…
Uighurs in China
In 2018, a Kazakh-Chinese woman named Sayragul Sauytbay blew the whistle on the Xinjiang “re-education” camps after she…
Tensions Rise on the Korean Peninsula
Tensions between North and South Korea this week were high and rising. On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, North…
COVID-19 and Myanmar—A Looming Humanitarian Crisis
Guest post by Shelli Israelsen On March 31, 2020, Myanmar’s Ministry of Health and Sports confirmed its first…
India’s Citizenship Policies Find Parallels in Neighboring Myanmar
Guest post by Bidisha Biswas and Srobana Bhattacharya Since December 2019, India has been embroiled in protests against…
Information Control and the Covid-19 Crisis
Guest post by Kristine Eck and Sophia Hatz Many states have long relied on various forms of information…
DispatchesCoronavirus and the Hong Kong Protests
Democracy activist Nathan Law interviewed by Dawn Brancati The Hong Kong protests began almost a year ago, sparked…