The Final Fall of Societal Controls
China, one of the world’s most populous nations, is currently going through a shocking demographic crisis, facing a rapidly plummeting...
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Indigo Hemingway
- Jan 15
- 5 min
China, the Economic Introvert
Seemingly perpetual economic growth and China’s status as an international behemoth may be in question as President Xi Jinping shifts...
Konstantin van Thiel
- Nov 13, 2022
- 6 min
Sailing into Dire Straits
COSCO is one of the largest Chinese state-owned shipping lines (Source: Alf van Beem) Paranoia has swept across Europe. Skyrocketing...
Abe de Ruijter
- Jul 7, 2022
- 10 min
The Taiwan Trilemma
“If anyone dares to split Taiwan from China, the Chinese army will definitely not hesitate to start a war no matter the cost”, as spoken...
Hannah Zhu
- May 1, 2022
- 7 min
The ‘debt-trap diplomacy’ narrative: A look at the other side
The ‘debt trap diplomacy’ narrative has become a defining account of Chinese overseas financing since it was first uttered by the Trump...
Holly Xiao
- Apr 5, 2022
- 5 min
A Chinese-American Identity Crisis
In February 2022 Beijing became the first-ever city to host both the Winter and Summer Olympic Games. While there were many successes for...
Stella Botta
- Jan 26, 2022
- 5 min
The Western World through the lens of North Korean Defectors
The majority of people are aware of the conditions that North Korean people suffer at the hand of the government: the so-called hermit...
Sofia Quiñones-Vilela
- Nov 3, 2021
- 5 min
Evergrande, Or Ever-gone?
Evergrande Real Estate is one of the world’s largest property development companies. Situated in Beijing, Evergrande is the largest...
Julia Collado Serrano
- Sep 22, 2021
- 5 min
The Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan
August 15th 2021 marks the end of the 20-year American era in Afghanistan, as the Taliban seized the capital Kabul. In little more than a...
Roosa Näveri
- Apr 8, 2021
- 5 min
The Tokyo Olympics: A Light of Hope or Another Lost Dream?
COVID-19 left the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japanese authorities with little choice but to postpone the Tokyo 2020...
Aibike Omurova
- Apr 6, 2021
- 5 min
Democracy in the Stans: a myth or a future prospect?
The Stans is a geographical region of Central Asia consisting of 5 post-Soviet republics, who share a nomadic past and mostly...
Elisabeth Hoole
- Feb 14, 2021
- 4 min
Why are the Farmers in India Protesting?
Indian farmers, mainly from northern Punjab and Haryana states, have been protesting recently implemented agricultural bills since...
Erik Hämäläinen
- Oct 14, 2020
- 7 min
The Rise of The Chinese Economy
China has a long and rich history during which it has seen many dynasties rise and fall. After its last dynasty it experimented with...
Nadia Winona
- Jul 15, 2020
- 3 min
How beef with China can cost Australia its actual beef business
By now, we are all well versed in the gist of the pandemic we are currently living through. Well-versed might even be an understatement;...
Roosa Näveri
- May 17, 2020
- 3 min
People or the Economy? The Case of the Garment Industry in Bangladesh
Along with other countries, Bangladesh went into a nationwide lockdown to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the end of March. The country’s...
Roosa Näveri
- Mar 13, 2020
- 3 min
Clashing Politics and Religions: What is Happening to Muslims in India?
Religious violence between the Hindu majority and the Muslim minority in India reached its worst for decades at the end of February. More...
Christoph Meier
- Mar 10, 2020
- 4 min
The problem of India`s Geography
With a population of almost 1.2 billion people, 1.2 million square miles, and more than 1000 different languages, India truly is a unique...
Katja Komazec
- Feb 13, 2020
- 4 min
China’s Disturbance of the Plastic Status-Quo
Millions of tons of plastic became dislocated when China closed its borders to the imports of developed countries’ waste in 2018. As the...
Cinthya Nathaly Criollo Quiroz
- Dec 17, 2019
- 4 min
Japan: A Land of Old Criminals
The third economic power of the world is facing aging population problems. The Statistics Bureau of Japan showed in 2018 that elderly...
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