The Unraveling of Thailand’s National Myth The Unraveling of Thailand’s National Myth
Young Thais are finding power in each other—and their demands could transform Southeast Asia.
Oct 28, 2020 / Wilfred Chan
How the Theatrics of Banning TikTok Enables Repression at Home How the Theatrics of Banning TikTok Enables Repression at Home
If US politicians were sincerely concerned about Chinese state violence, they would also be implicating the Silicon Valley companies that profit from the surveillance of Uighurs.
Oct 8, 2020 / Xiaowei Wang
Did US Lobbying Efforts Backfire for Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Movement? Did US Lobbying Efforts Backfire for Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Movement?
Hong Kong activist Jeffrey Ngo defends his Capitol Hill photo-ops.
Sep 14, 2020 / Q&A / Wilfred Chan
Letter From Seoul Letter From Seoul
“South Korea is not looking to the US to show the way anymore.”
Aug 26, 2020 / Kristin R. Pak
Trump Is Losing the Tech War Against China Trump Is Losing the Tech War Against China
The Trump administration has responded like a petulant child to China’s booming tech presence, from slapping tariffs on Chinese products to banning TikTok.
Aug 19, 2020 / Dilip Hiro
The Cost of ‘Singapore Inc.’? A Coronavirus Outbreak Among Migrants. The Cost of ‘Singapore Inc.’? A Coronavirus Outbreak Among Migrants.
Singapore must stop treating workers as digits in a game of economic growth.
Aug 17, 2020 / Kirsten Han
The Debate That’s Needed on How to Engage With China—Before It’s Too Late The Debate That’s Needed on How to Engage With China—Before It’s Too Late
The China cold war consensus is a recipe for calamity.
Aug 11, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Russia Needs a New Gorbachev Russia Needs a New Gorbachev
A dialogue between the Russian government and people protesting in the streets is still possible.
Aug 7, 2020 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
Hong Kong’s Protesters Are Writing Their ‘Last Letters’ Hong Kong’s Protesters Are Writing Their ‘Last Letters’
They fear being arrested or disappeared, and are not prepared to be silenced without a fight.
Aug 3, 2020 / Photo Essay / Billy H.C. Kwok, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation
‘We Need to Move From a Wartime Mentality to a Peacetime Mentality’ ‘We Need to Move From a Wartime Mentality to a Peacetime Mentality’
US and Korean groups are pushing for a peace treaty to finally end the Korean War.
Jul 31, 2020 / Tim Shorrock