China Chess masters and poker players: ways to understand the politics of policy-making in Xinjiang October 23, 2018 0 Written by Nathan Attrill. For the People’s Republic of China (PRC), control over the western provinces has proved a major area of concern for policy-makers at…
Bangladesh How Islamists are trying to exploit the 2018 Bangladesh protests August 23, 2018 0 Written by Asheque Haque Bangladesh just observed a large, multiple-day student protest, mainly in its capital city of Dhaka. The protests began after two school…
Activism Bangladesh and the crisis of freedom of speech March 21, 2018 8 Written by Ahmedur Rashid Chowdhury Bangladesh is a small nation in South Asia, gaining independence in 1971. After 24 years of existence under the religious…
ASEAN Countering Violent Extremism in the ASEAN Region January 30, 2018 0 Written by Joshua Snider. Nation-states in the ASEAN region acknowledge the problem of religio-political extremism. In particular, the appeal of violent Islamist movements (notably ISIL)…
Extremism The Rise of Barelvi Extremism in Pakistan September 21, 2017 4 Written by Muhammad Suleman. Pakistan’s society has been badly marred by religious extremism and terrorism since the 1980s especially after the initiation of Afghan Jihad.…
Extremism Understanding Indonesia’s ISIL Context August 3, 2017 1 Written by Joshua Snider Amidst the spectre of ISIL attributed terror across Europe, Africa and Asia, concerns about the globalised and amorphous nature of ISIL…
