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Interviews

Narantsogt Sanjaa on Anti-Corruption and Mongolia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund
By Bolor Lkhaajav
“The establishment of the Sovereign Wealth Fund is a key part of the next stage” of Mongolia’s fight against corruption.

How Taiwan Contributes to Global Health, Even From the Outside
By Grant Wyeth
Director-General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Melbourne Ray Ming-Tse Lu discusses Taiwan’s WHA absence and how Taiwan contributes to global health regardless.

‘The Sentinel State’: China’s Pervasive Surveillance Apparatus
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Minxin Pei.

Jabin Jacob on China’s Growing Influence in South Asia
By Sudha Ramachandran
“Chinese influence has only encouraged instability in Nepalese politics.”

‘Cold War 2.0’: George Takach on the Evolving World Order
By Kenji Yoshida
“Innovations like artificial intelligence and semiconductor technology are expected to be pivotal battlegrounds in this New Cold War era.”

Patrick Winn on the Narco-Economy of Myanmar’s Wa State
By Sebastian Strangio
“Without heroin and meth, the state probably wouldn’t exist, and the Wa would be one more indigenous people preyed upon by Myanmar’s military.”

Italy’s Foreign Policy: China and G-7 Leadership
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Rachel Rizzo.

NATO and Indo-Pacific Partners
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Mirna Galic.

Park Yu-ha Speaks out on Her Battle Against Censorship
By Kenji Yoshida
After nearly a decade of legal battles, Park was acquitted of defamation for a book that complicated the prevailing narrative on comfort women.

China’s Alternative Global Trade System
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Henry Gao.

Solomon Islands and the China Switch: Big Politics in Small Places
By Catherine Putz
An interview with journalist Edward Acton Cavanough on the domestic dynamics driving Solomon Islands to geopolitical prominence.

Before and After the Crocus City Hall Attack: Tajik Migrants in Russia
By Catherine Putz
An interview with Malika Bahovadinova on the complexities of the Tajik migration experience in Russia.