China’s Secret Weapon Abroad: Tourists China’s Secret Weapon Abroad: Tourists
Unsuspecting tourists play a key role in China’s plans for economic coercion.
Jan 3, 2020 / Nithin Coca
A Low-Intensity War Is Underway in Northeast Asia A Low-Intensity War Is Underway in Northeast Asia
Beneath the radar in Korea, a military buildup—by both sides—has raised tensions to an alarming degree.
Dec 23, 2019 / Tim Shorrock
Decolonization and the Pursuit of an Egalitarian International Order Decolonization and the Pursuit of an Egalitarian International Order
A new book looks at the mid-20th century cohort of African and Caribbean leaders who attempted to demand new rules from the world system.
Dec 23, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Immerwahr
America’s First ‘Endless War’ Was Fought in the Philippines America’s First ‘Endless War’ Was Fought in the Philippines
Dec 18, 2019 / Danny Sjursen
Domestic Violence Is Russia’s Shame Domestic Violence Is Russia’s Shame
The fight in Russia over the law on domestic violence mirrors the country’s fight over democracy.
Dec 17, 2019 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
Where Is the Outrage Over the War in Afghanistan? Where Is the Outrage Over the War in Afghanistan?
A new Washington Post report proving the longest war in American history has been sold on lies for 20 years causes barely a ripple.
Dec 13, 2019 / Jeet Heer
In a Vacuum of Trust, Conspiracies Take Root in Hong Kong In a Vacuum of Trust, Conspiracies Take Root in Hong Kong
Residents have lost faith in their government, and the consequences could reshape the city.
Dec 9, 2019 / Benjamin Haas
Why Taiwan Won’t Welcome China’s Dissidents Why Taiwan Won’t Welcome China’s Dissidents
Hong Kong protesters and Chinese political dissidents often look to democratic Taiwan as a place for shelter—but its government has little interest in providing it.
Dec 6, 2019 / Nick Aspinwall
The Hong Kongers Building a Case Against the Police The Hong Kongers Building a Case Against the Police
As the territory’s officials refuse to punish police officers for misconduct, volunteers are compiling huge archives of evidence.
Nov 27, 2019 / Rosemarie Ho
Congress’s Hong Kong Bill Is Giving Cover to Nationalism Congress’s Hong Kong Bill Is Giving Cover to Nationalism
Passed in support of the ongoing protests, its China-versus-the-West framing hurts progressive causes on all sides of the divide.
Nov 27, 2019 / Tobita Chow and Jake Werner