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Asia-Pacific

Taiwan-U.S. Relations: What’s Next?

Loften DeprezOctober 17, 2016October 11, 2016

The United States has long been one of Taiwan’s strongest allies. But how long will Taiwan be able to exist in its current state of diplomatic limbo? What does it mean for the U.S.? Loften Deprez tells us what to expect from U.S.-Taiwan relations in the years to come.

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Inviting the Rich Neighbors In: China and the G20 Summit

Justin JinOctober 16, 2016October 16, 2016

Why do we know so little about the G20 Summit, and so much about the Obama plane snub?

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Changing Perceptions: Contemporary Art on Naoshima Island

Jackson WillisOctober 15, 2016November 28, 2024

Naoshima, an island of just 3,000 people, has become one of the world’s primary art destinations.

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Against the Rising Tide

Rahul NagvekarOctober 13, 2016October 12, 2016

Kiribati Fights for Survival

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License To Kill: Duterte Clashes with the UN on Human Rights

Julia DingAugust 28, 2016

The United Nations has called Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s support for extra-legal death squads a “license to kill.”

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History and Horror: Nations Struggle with Relics of Evil Past

Arvin AnoopAugust 23, 2016August 23, 2016

Will Osama bin-Laden’s compound be turned into a playground? Arvin Anoop covers the controversy surrounding the al-Qaeda founder’s former home and takes us through what other countries have done with problematic landmarks.

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The Lawyers Who Vanished: Suppression of Political Dissent on the Rise in China

Sonny StephensAugust 12, 2016

The Chinese government recently sentenced a lawyer at a human rights firm to seven years in prison, one of hundreds of such convictions since mid-2015. Sonny Stephens walks us through Xi Jinping’s campaign to crack down on anti-government dissent and use of filmed public confessions to discredit his enemies.

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A Coup of Erdogan, for Erdogan, by Erdogan?

Arvin AnoopJuly 31, 2016August 29, 2016

Turkey’s failed coup and ensuing purges have shocked the world. Arvin Anoop takes us step by step through the crisis and its aftermath.

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