Fall 2022 Issue
Around the world, democracy is under attack. The election of populist leaders that reject pluralism continues to be a dominant...
Asia and Pacific
Making of a Martyr
Imran Khan’s constitutional coup and subsequent dissolution of the National Assembly has polarized Pakistan; a flurry of allegations has magnified...
China’s Political Awakening Amidst Zero-COVID
For three years, the CCP’s zero-COVID policy in the aftermath of the Wuhan outbreak has included mass lockdowns, excessive testings,...
China Is Lagging – The Worst Is Yet To Come
Recently, there has been much debate surrounding whether China can prevent a recession in the upcoming year. In reality, not...
Power Politics in the Arctic: China and India
The melting of the glaciers is changing geopolitical arrangements. In the Arctic, global warming is opening opportunities for the allocation...
Political Theater at the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
Held from October 16 to 22, China’s 20th Party Congress was a series of political spectacles. President Xi Jinping cemented...
China’s Party Congress and the End of Political Competition
When the Chinese Communist Party’s National Congress concludes, it is a ripe time for many observers of Chinese politics to...
Emerging Conversations on Anti-Asian Hate Crimes and the Legalities Behind Them
On Sept. 29, the US-Asia Law Institute at NYU Law invited attorneys Jennifer Wu (NYU Law, 2004) and Lawrence Wee...
Beijing – The Next Target of US Sanctions?
Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine has animated the use of economic sanctions in an unprecedented way. Strenuous US-China relations, exacerbated...
The Paradox of Post-Colonialism in Hong Kong
On September 16, I found myself entranced by a scene that had unfolded outside the British Consulate in Admiralty, the...