Could Vietnam Lead the Way for a COVID-19 Gender-Inclusive Economic Recovery? By Serena Ford — Fresh perspective 04 March 2021If Vietnam includes more gender experts in its COVID-19 economic recovery, it could emerge as a leader for gender equality in the region. Read More
How to Awaken Chinese Feminism by Bringing Menstruation Into the Public By Lijun Yao — Fresh perspective 03 March 2021The bitter battle against COVID-19 in China has allowed women’s needs to be understood by the public. This has provoked a wide range of reflections towards the awarded masculinity and stigmatised femininity in the face of national security. Read More
Changing the Trope of Female Political Leadership in Asia By Grace Underhill — Fresh perspective 02 March 2021Of the thirteen women who have headed their government or state in Asia, only one has no traceable connection to a notable political dynasty. While female leadership is progressive on their surface, Asian countries must make significant strides to reap the manifold benefits of female-led societies. Read More
Resilience and Female Refugee Agency in the COVID-19 Pandemic By Dennyza Gabiella — Fresh perspective 01 March 2021Refugee women’s vulnerability and agency are not mutually exclusive. Some refugee women in the Global South exhibit meaningful agency despite their vulnerable position in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
Biden’s Huawei Policy: Continuity, With Slight Changes By Jelvin Jose — Fresh perspective 24 February 2021The Huawei crisis has become a technological flashpoint in the US-China power struggle. The Biden administration’s response to this technological challenge will require walking a tightrope between business and geopolitics. Read More
The Lay of the Land: Looking at the Literature of the Chinese War on the Uighurs By Benjamin Fincham-de Groot — Fresh perspective 16 February 2021The Chinese government has produced statements alleging academic and journalistic misconduct for reporting on the Xianjing camps home to an estimated one million Uighur Muslims and other minorities. To determine the reliability of this discourse, this article will examine the previously uncontested body of literature and reports on Uighur treatment. Read More
The Hyper-Individualism of America’s “Principled Conservatives” Helped Create President Trump By Tom Akhurst — Fresh perspective 10 February 2021“Never Trump” Republicans are hoping the inauguration of a Democratic president might spark a shift that brings “principled conservatism” back to the GOP. It is unlikely – their conservatism has been priming white working-class America for Trumpism for decades. Read More
Comparative Analysis of the 2020 Protests in Southeast Asia By Gabriele Natalia Siahaan — Fresh perspective 06 February 2021In 2020, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia witnessed youths protesting against governmental measures that were imposed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are similarities in the motives behind these protests, primarily the longing for greater transparency and democratic practices. Read More
We Are Overestimating the Belt and Road Initiative and Beijing’s Capability to Do Everything By Minh Phuong Vu — Fresh perspective 27 January 2021China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) may seem part of a "grand strategy" of expansionism threatening to destabilise the liberal international order. But upon closer inspection, it appears China's strategy towards such global leadership is restricted by factors beyond its control. Read More
Burundi vs. Rwanda: Potential for a Future Genocide By Naomi Brooks — Fresh perspective 24 January 2021If further genocidal acts and violence are to be prevented in Burundi, the UN should remain vigilant and act on its learnings from Rwanda. It should be concerned that transparency of internal politics and violence will be prevented without adequate reporting, and perpetrators not appropriately prosecuted. Read More