Discipline and Punish: The Birth of China’s Social-Credit System Discipline and Punish: The Birth of China’s Social-Credit System
In Hangzhou and throughout Shandong province, gold stars and black marks have begun to shape public and private behavior.
Jan 23, 2019 / Between Us, We Cover the World / René Raphael and Ling Xi
How the Left Should Respond to Ethnic Cleansing in China How the Left Should Respond to Ethnic Cleansing in China
A million Uighurs are being held in concentration camps in Xinjiang. What can the US do?
Jan 15, 2019 / Daniel Bessner and Isaac Stone Fish
These 5 Academics Have Brought Us to the Brink of Geopolitical Disaster These 5 Academics Have Brought Us to the Brink of Geopolitical Disaster
Do you know their names?
Dec 3, 2018 / Alfred W. McCoy
China Has Detained a Million Muslims in Reeducation Camps China Has Detained a Million Muslims in Reeducation Camps
The repression picked up dramatically in 2016, after a top party official who had put down unrest in Tibet was sent to Xinjiang.
Nov 27, 2018 / Umar Farooq
The United States Is Militarizing the Globe The United States Is Militarizing the Globe
Still trapped in a greater Middle Eastern quagmire, the US military prepares for worldwide combat.
Nov 21, 2018 / Danny Sjursen
China’s Workers Aren’t Fighting a Trade War—They’re Fighting a Labor War China’s Workers Aren’t Fighting a Trade War—They’re Fighting a Labor War
Bellicose pronouncements from Washington and crackdowns from Beijing aren’t stifling China’s labor movement.
Sep 4, 2018 / Michelle Chen
The Transatlantic Alliance Will Survive Trump The Transatlantic Alliance Will Survive Trump
The forecasts of its demise are premature. Why? Because there’s a shared interest in global domination.
Aug 27, 2018 / Mark Weisbrot
Will Trump’s Version of Foreign Policy Give Rise to a New Global Power? Will Trump’s Version of Foreign Policy Give Rise to a New Global Power?
As Washington’s influence in Asia recedes, Beijing’s grows ever stronger.
Aug 21, 2018 / Alfred McCoy
It’s a Mistake to Assume Trump Doesn’t Have a Foreign-Policy Strategy It’s a Mistake to Assume Trump Doesn’t Have a Foreign-Policy Strategy
In fact, there appears to be a very specific blueprint in place.
Jul 24, 2018 / Michael T. Klare
The Dark Side of the Chinese Dream The Dark Side of the Chinese Dream
We should pay more attention to Beijing’s repressive actions.
Jul 3, 2018 / Dispatch / Rian Thum and Jeffrey Wasserstrom