Asia
Innovation in Women’s Healthcare: An Interview with Ira Guha
Period poverty is one of the biggest problems endured by women in India today, with 23 million girls dropping out of school annually due to lack of access to menstruation facilities.
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"In a turbulent South Pacific, Indonesia plays a pivotal role in the competition between China and the West. Development and political incentives, and an absent Washington are seeing the archipelago distance itself from the United States, against the backdrop of potential democratic backsliding."
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Scaling Carbon Solutions in the Global South: An Interview with Shantanu Agarwal
Shantanu Agarwal is a climate-tech entrepreneur with extensive experience in the energy sector.
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Financial Feminism: The Evolution of Microfinance and Self-Help Groups in India
"Microfinance in India has come a long way since its inception in the 1970s, offering millions of women a pathway out of poverty and toward economic independence. However, the journey is far from over."
China
Mountains of Resistance: The Past and Present of Tibet’s Quest for Independence
"Differing from more violent secessionist movements in other countries, the Tibetan independence movement primarily takes a spiritual approach."
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Improved Immigration: Japan’s Solution to Its Population Crisis
"Improved support for immigrants entering Japan will be crucial for the country's efforts to attract more youth from abroad and resolve its population crisis."
China
The Impact of Overpopulation: China’s Labor Market and Work Culture in Comparative Perspective
"In China... labor surplus offers three undesirable paths to Chinese graduates: sheer unemployment, precarious menial jobs, or immersion in the white-collar '966 work culture.'"
Public Health
For Sale: The Pervasive Organ Trade in Asia
"Have you ever thought about selling your kidney? A piece of your liver? For many people in Asia, these difficult questions are an everyday reality."
Defense
Yes, We Should Still Be Worried About Illicit Nuclear Markets
"Now is the time to prevent the greatest threat to the nuclear order. Preventing the illegitimate proliferation of nuclear weapons is the only way to preserve the nuclear taboo."
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Bulwark in the Pacific: Implications of the January 2024 Taiwanese Elections
"Taiwan’s future as an independent island nation remains critical to the security of liberalism around the globe and to the hegemonic influence of the United States."
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Stemming The Flow
"China’s active efforts to combat drug trafficking domestically and transnational initiatives in Southeast Asia demonstrate that there is room for cooperation with the United States if relations improve."
Agriculture
Bloodied Blossoms: Can Afghanistan Grow Past Its Opioid Industry?
"Deep within the fields of Afghanistan, the future of a billion-dollar industry lies in jeopardy."