POLITICS
In the summer of 1989, when Francis Fukuyama published his article “The End of History?” in The National Interest and suggested that the battle of…
ANALYSIS
- by Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Tokyo International University
INCLUSIVENESS
Regardless of how an individual racially or ethnically self-identifies, they will see a DNA test result showing multiple divisions in their bloodline, simplified by many…
ANALYSIS
- by Yinghong Cheng, Delaware State University
DEMOCRACY
South Korea was recently shaken by a series of corruption scandals that led to the impeachment and imprisonment of former President Park Geun-hye. Several chaebol,…
ANALYSIS
- by Juliette Schwak, Tokyo International University
SECURITY
Does technology help decide who rules the world? This question is on many minds at the moment, especially vis-à-vis China and the United States, two…
ANALYSIS
- by Eric Tagliacozzo, Cornell University
EDUCATION
We take it for granted that science always moves us forward. A cursory look at contemporary popular discussions about science, which feature, among other long-debunked…
ANALYSIS
- by Sun Kwok, The University of Hong Kong
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
The 50-year-old Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) prides itself on developing an open regional architecture, that brings together many more countries than just…
ANALYSIS
- by Dewi Fortuna Anwar, Indonesian Institute of Sciences
INDUSTRY
One hot summer day in the early 1990s, I traveled to Beijing to see a well-heeled friend, who met me at the train station holding…
ANALYSIS
- by Thomas David DuBois, Fudan University Development Institute
FINTECH
However problematical “global currency” may be to define, we in general know it when we use it. That currency today is the U.S. dollar, but…
ANALYSIS
- by Peter Gordon and Juan José Morales
GENDER
What do we imagine when we refer to “the global” or “globalization”? As many scholars have pointed out, the Anglo-European experience has often been considered…
ANALYSIS
- by Michael J. Hathaway, Simon Fraser University
TRADE
Instances of contact between distant societies during the 16th and 17th centuries often form part of the “great narrative” of the “Westernization of the world.”…
ANALYSIS
- by Romain Bertrand, Centre for International Research and Studies, Sciences Po
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