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…
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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…
A Closer Look: Corporal punishment of boys drives violent political activism in Thailand
Guest post by Elin Bjarnegård and Erik Melander, with Karen Brounéus. How is corporal punishment connected to political…
Strongman Benefits from Terrorism and Security Concerns in Sri Lanka
By Page Fortna Sri Lankans went to the polls on Friday, 10+ years after a long-running civil war,…
Why Have the Hong Kong Protests Lasted So Long?
By Dawn Brancati and Nathan Law Twenty-one weeks. That is how long the current protests against Chinese rule in Hong…