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Asia - Latest Articles

Chinese ambitions for the UK

Sasha Alexandra Sternik -
Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a Chinese global development program, which could also be...

The 2010’s: A is for Arab Spring

Christian Round -
Who was the single most important individual of the...

A Drop in the Ocean?

Georgia-Mae Chung -
In late December, Yoshihide Suga, a spokesperson for the Japanese government, announced that...

Generation UK – China: Creating a generation of Brits that ‘get’ China

Harrison Mellor -
Since my childhood, I have always had some awareness of Chinese culture. The decades my...

In retrospect: Trump Kim summit

Jess Insall -
The planes landed. The security was tight. The cameras were ready. After months of strutting,...

Commonwealth Games: Social Objective Mission

Charlie Keeble -
The Commonwealth has a multisport event that can gather it's member nations together to show...

Cultural Appropriation – It’s Time to Stop

Jordan Thorpe -
I’m a ‘Leftie’, and we need to talk about ‘Cultural Appropriation’. Cultural appropriation is the...

Xi Jinping: The Eternal President

Arnob Ahmed -
On the 17 March 2018, the National People’s Congress of China reappointed Xi Jinping as...

War! What is it good for? Growth.

Ben Lacey -
North Korea on the Brink of Peace It is difficult to know for sure what happens...

The Pope in Myanmar: a great success

Daniel Clark -
Anybody who knows me, or who has read any of my pieces on the state...

Britain’s LGBT legacy in the Commonwealth

Samuel Whitehouse -
In marking London Pride I wanted to reflect on Britain’s LGBT legacy. In the space of...

A Rejection of Secularism in Indian Politics

Harry Gregson -
Since 2014 and the advent of a BJP Hindu nationalist government under Prime Minister Modi,...

Has Kim Jong-un been ‘out-Trumped?’

Matt Snape -
It seems that Kim Jong-Un has been 'out-Trumped' by The Donald at last. Emerging as...

Why North Korea’s missiles are not a threat

James Piggott -
Here we are again. North Korea has triggered international condemnation through testing its missile system....

Haven’t Heard Of Sesame Credit? You Need To.

Samuel Hamilton -
Firstly, let me assure the reader that I will vow not to subject you to...

North Korea tests nuclear weapons. So what?

Matthew Smith -
North Korea is testing Nuclear weapons and this week tested a launch from a submarine....

Rodrigo Duterte’s War on Drugs

Khadijah Hamirani -
Newly elected President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs has continued to escalate. One account has...

Thailand’s New Constitution Wins Approval

Khadijah Hamirani -
On the 7th of August 2016 Thailand was given its first chance to express themselves...

It is Time for the West to Face the Islamist Menace

Ben Brittain -
In Normandy, on 26th July 2016, on a Tuesday afternoon, two young foot soldiers of...
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