Archive
May 2020
Pakistan’s Climate Wake-up Call
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The temporary blue skies brought by the COVID-19 slowdown have inspired soul-searching over Pakistan’s current development path.
Kazakhstan on the Edge
By Aigerim Toleukhanova
In 2019, Kazakhstan was catapulted into political transition. 2020 has yielded its own shocking changes.
Timor-Leste’s New Kingmakers
By Bardia Rahmani
How an outlawed martial arts group facilitated a critical shift in Timor-Leste’s political scene.
China and the COVID-19 Debt Crunch
By Hannah Ryder
Is relief from China the answer to the debt woes of COVID-19?
Aubrey Menard on Mongolia’s Dynamic Youth
By Catherine Putz
30 years after a youth-led revolution overturned Soviet rule, young Mongols are again at the forefront of change in the country.
Taiwan Says It Will Draft Plan to Help Hong Kongers as National Security Law Looms
By Nick Aspinwall
Beijing's plan to impose a national security law on Hong Kong has reopened a debate over how Taiwan should help Hong Kongers intending to seek asylum or residency.
How to Talk About Feminism in Tajikistan
By Lolisanam Ulugova
Issues of feminism and gender activism in Tajik society are controversial.
On Hong Kong, South Korea Is Caught Between China and US
By Tae-jun Kang
The Hong Kong issue is adding urgency to South Korea’s need for a new balancing strategy between the U.S. and China.
COVID-19 and Trust in the Chinese Government: What Do We Actually Know?
By Allison Quatrini
We need to be cautious about survey data exploring the Chinese public's attitudes toward their government.
COVID-19 and Shrinking Press Freedom in India
By Bansari Kamdar
Amid the pandemic, India’s crackdown on press freedom continues unabated.
Kashmir’s Displaced Struggle to Survive Amid COVID-19
By Bhat Burhan and Saqib Mugloo
“It took me 40 years to build this house, and it took the Indian forces less than 40 seconds to destroy it.”
Will China’s Upcoming National Security Law Mark the End of an Autonomous Hong Kong?
By Ankit Panda
How will the eventual imposition of a new national security law affect Hong Kong’s place in the world?