North Korean Female Defectors in China: Human Trafficking and Exploitation
Already in a vulnerable position, North Korean defectors, particularly women, are susceptible to human trafficking. Chinese policy can tackle or enhance this issue.
The Sky is Not the Limit: The Billionaires’ Space Race Read Through Buen Vivir
The billionaire’s space race is critiqued as being exclusionary and individualistic (resulting from Western subjectivities) with the ethical framework of Buen Vivir.
Beyond Agent vs. Instrument: The Neo-Coloniality of Drones in Contemporary Warfare
Are drones instruments or drivers of neocolonialism? Maybe both. Drone warfare gives its wielders means to project “necropower”, but it also reshapes of norms on warfare.
Populism and Extractivism in Mexico and Brazil: Progress or Power Consolidation?
AMLO and Bolsonaro both consolidate power in their countries, while their promises of progress through the extractive industries have thus far been barely effective.
Beyond Good and Evil: The Sources of US Strategy in Post-Invasion Afghanistan
Post-9/11 anxieties and post-invasion hubris among top US decision-makers led to a forceful yet open-ended mission with lofty and vague objectives.
Indian Perspective on Iran-China 25-year Agreement
Despite India’s concerns with Iran and China, the 25-year Iran-China agreement provides it with opportunities to evolve its approach to Iran and West Asia.
“In sight of surrender”: Critical Analysis of the 2022 Sanction Regime on Russia
Sanctions are unlikely to produce any policy concessions on the sanction state side, and may even produce unwanted developments, all the while aggravating suffering.
Improvise, Adapt, Overcome: A Leadership Trait Analysis of Bashar Al-Assad
An analysis of international interviews shows Bashar Al-Assad as a perseverant, adaptive and flexible leader, who takes into account perspectives of others.
The Impact of the Rise of Islamic Extremism on Civil-Military Relations in Indonesia
The Indonesian National Armed Forces has exploited the rise of Islamic extremism to intrude in civilian affairs and enhance its own material interests.
South Korea Is Not In Democratic Backslide (Yet)
Democratic backslide involves both the degradation of social development and democratic institutions. South Korea is experiencing the former, but not the latter.
