Asia

Myanmar tourism

Travel Boycotts Won’t Fix Myanmar Travel Boycotts Won’t Fix Myanmar

The country’s treatment of its Rohingya minority is vexing tourists, but not enough to stop the violence. 

Nov 29, 2018 / Jessica Loudis

Uyghur Protest Belgium

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

NYT Headquarters

How ‘The New York Times’ Deceived the Public on North Korea How ‘The New York Times’ Deceived the Public on North Korea

Stretching the findings of a think-tank report on Pyongyang’s missile bases is a reminder of the paper’s role in the lead-up to the Iraq War.

Nov 16, 2018 / Tim Shorrock

Women Against Bolsonaro

A Letter to Brazil, From a Friend Living Under Duterte A Letter to Brazil, From a Friend Living Under Duterte

Brazil is on the verge of electing a Duterte-style fascist. What can the left do?

Oct 26, 2018 / Walden Bello

Anti-Nuclear War Demonstration

The Abolition of Nuclear Abolitionism? The Abolition of Nuclear Abolitionism?

President Trump’s withdrawal from the INF Treaty nullifies a historic precedent.

Oct 24, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Washington’s Ire Shifts From Kim Jong-un to Moon Jae-in

Washington’s Ire Shifts From Kim Jong-un to Moon Jae-in Washington’s Ire Shifts From Kim Jong-un to Moon Jae-in

Trump infuriated and insulted South Koreans when he said “they do nothing without our approval.”

Oct 19, 2018 / Tim Shorrock

Is the World Bank Group Above the Law?

Is the World Bank Group Above the Law? Is the World Bank Group Above the Law?

A fishing community in India challenges the bank’s private-lending arm in the US Supreme Court.

Sep 27, 2018 / Feature / Barry Yeoman

London protest against militarism in Syria

Progressives Must Seize Their Momentum to Articulate a Saner Foreign Policy Progressives Must Seize Their Momentum to Articulate a Saner Foreign Policy

A clear message is needed: Enough with endless wars and the global oligarchy.

Sep 25, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Moon-Kim Pyongyang Summit

Moon and Kim Stage an Exuberant Summit in Pyongyang Moon and Kim Stage an Exuberant Summit in Pyongyang

Bold proposals on demilitarization break the logjam with Washington.

Sep 20, 2018 / Tim Shorrock

Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in

Moon and Kim Try to Keep the Korea Peace Train on Course Moon and Kim Try to Keep the Korea Peace Train on Course

But growing splits between Washington and the two Koreas threaten progress.

Sep 11, 2018 / Tim Shorrock

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