The Politic

Beneath the Surface: An Exposition of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

However, within this framework of bilateral competition and hegemonic footing, the responses of recipient countries, voices of the local people, and the long-term collateral damage to the environment are forgotten. Their stories are untold.

Myanmar in Crisis: Amid the Struggle for Democracy, Where Do the Rohingya Belong?

“He is an artist, so he used his platform to speak out against the military junta,” Stanley said. “And we haven’t heard from him. And we’re very nervous.”

Fallen Idols: Sexism and Suicide in the K-pop Industry

Why are people holding these women who are celebrities to such a high standard that if they do something slightly different than what people expect, they’re receiving all this hatred?

“Hold Your Institution Accountable”: The Uighur Crisis, Genetic Research, & Yale

“They’re using this data for genocide.”

Colors of Citizenship

Our constitution does not invoke the name of Allah, or Bhagwan, or God. It begins with ‘We the People.’ This country of ours is not founded on the basis of a single religion. We are all Indians.

Half the Sky: #MeToo in China

“#MeToo has become a politically ‘sensitive’ issue in China now, so we cannot study it any more, even in academia. I hope you can also understand that we need to be anonymous in the #MeToo related issues.”