Opinion

TikTok and the Need for a Declaration of Digital Rights

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The ongoing TikTok saga in the United States highlights the growing need for a ‘declaration of digital rights.’

Shifting Geopolitics Make US Leadership More Important than Ever

NATO Flags, cc Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, flickr, modified, The 29 flags of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are on display during the opening session of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Military Committee Conference in Warsaw, Poland Sept. 29, 2018. (DOD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro), https://www.flickr.com/photos/thejointstaff/44263120534/in/photolist-2aro4CA-amdkbP-JJqje-2cTN1nA-2jc8zog-2hvoiz6-2hrHEYA-2hvr5ws-cftEzy-2hvn15Z-stBZYk-2hqdMu5-2hqfRnp-2hgqtyu-2hujwGZ-2hvr4Uq-2hvuNoG-2hqchm2-23k34Ks-265RQVv-2ivwNau-2hrMBEh-23k342y-2jvFext-YtbGJE-2gzm2tk-24HKkop-26yT7tZ-stR1gJ-24ZMaMj-hdzamL-265RVD8-23k3dou-24ZM9Fb-24ZMbPu-HXb1dq-MbXAxJ-265RVpF-9moxrU-GKxg8r-Grp7aQ-LNsB5Q-Mc1Gmm-GnXmmQ-GnXmn1-GnXmmu-275m3WE-qqzFyD-uDYcaD-24Jnccu

Emerging challenges in the new geopolitical context need more, not less, US leadership and trans-Atlantic cooperation.

Four Reforms to Save the Lebanese Economy

The 2020 explosion only added to the problems faced by the Lebanese economy, cc Mehrnews, modified, photographer: mehdi shojaeian, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Damages_after_2020_Beirut_explosions_5.jpg

These four reforms could help overcome the dysfunction of recent years and put the Lebanese economy back on a path toward rejuvenation.

Land Rights in Cambodia and the Long Persecution of a Buddhist Monk

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The personal experience of activist Luon Sovath reflects a rapidly shrinking space for political dissent in Cambodia.

Closer India-Vietnam Relations: Implications for Southeast Asia

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Examining the geopolitical impact of a closer India-Vietnam alignment in Southeast Asia.

The Mulan Scandal and China’s Central Asia Problem

Chinese Guards Tiananmen Square, CC Flickr, Peter MacKey, Modified, https://www.flickr.com/photos/silverback40/10732678883/, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/

Controversy surrounding Disney’s ‘Mulan’ has once again brought China’s mass-incarceration of Xinjiang-based minority groups to light.

What’s Behind the Recent Arrests of Cambodian Activists?

Cambodian Flag, CC Flickr, Damien Dempsey, Modified, https://www.flickr.com/photos/yarra64/3394225935/, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Exploring the forces driving a recent crackdown against opposition figures in Cambodia.

KAVKAZ 2020: Host-Nation Clout and Diplomatic Intrigue

cc Flickr Max Pfandl, modified, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

There is a famous political expression that goes: “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Nowhere is this maxim more on display than with Russia’s recent military moves.

In Search of an Independent China Policy in Post-Duterte Philippines

Rodrigo Duterte, CC Flickr, Casino Connection, Modified, https://www.flickr.com/photos/globalgamingbusiness/28758099456/

A more holistic approach will be needed if the Philippines is to craft a China policy that’s actually fit for purpose.

Resolving the EU’s Rule of Law Conundrum?

European Commission, CC Flickr, Carlos Moreno, Modified, https://www.flickr.com/photos/carmoreman/19302297103/

The EU’s COVID-19 response fund may be historic, but will it be money well spent?

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