Tag: Asia & Oceania
211 Articles
- Forum: LGBTQ+ Issues in International Relations
- Human Rights & Development
“The Deceased Can’t Speak for Herself:” Violence Against LGBT People in Malaysia
Just three weeks earlier, also in Klang, another trans sex worker was beaten to death. While police have opened investigations into both cases, they hastily determined that the…
June 25, 2019
- Human Rights & Development
Pakistani Women’s Rights
Signs protestors made decried all forms of discrimination, from severe physical violence endured by rape survivors and honor killings to the unequal division of labor inside the…
June 18, 2019
- Global Governance
The United States Must be on the Side of Democracy in Southeast Asia
Faced with the challenge of backsliding democracy in Southeast Asia, the United States must make sure that democracy and human rights are at the heart of its policies in the…
May 21, 2019
- Global Governance
A New Level of Aggressiveness: Recent Changes of Taiwan Policy
In his speech, Xi reiterated China’s fundamental objective of “peaceful unification” with Taiwan. However, the emphasis of this phrase seems to have shifted from …
May 6, 2019
- Business & Economics
Will Moscow Fall Between the West and Beijing?
This article argues that although Russia’s gas industry is facing significant challenges at home and in the West, a closer relationship with China may only create further…
April 29, 2019
- Human Rights & Development
What North Korea’s Push for Economic Development Means for Human Rights
North Korea’s 2018 diplomatic makeover reduced tensions, deepened inter-Korean reconciliation, and fostered a perception among analysts that China, Russia, and some other…
April 13, 2019
- Dialogues
David Guttenfelder on Photojournalism in North Korea
GJIA: During your presentation, you emphasized the kindness and respect people showed you in North Korea, which contradicts the narrative that visitors from the U.S. are…
April 8, 2019
- Society & Culture
Nationalism in South Asia and the “Problem of Kashmir”
In the most recent iteration of this conflict, revolving largely around the disputed status of Kashmir, India responded to a deadly terrorist attack on a convoy of its soldiers…
April 4, 2019
- Dialogues
Dr. James Millward on the Uyghur Crisis in Xinjiang
GJIA: What do you believe are the most important reasons and motivations that led the Chinese government to create the reeducation camps in Xinjiang? JM: In a way, it goes all…
April 1, 2019
- Human Rights & Development
China’s Potential to Promote Gender Equality through South-South Cooperation
Gender equality at all levels is a fundamental component to every nation’s sustainable development and to establishing a fairer world. Over the past five decades, China has…
March 28, 2019