Burma/Myanmar The deforestation dilemma in Myanmar September 30, 2019 0 Image credit: inle_lake_049 by WorldSketchingTour/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Written by Win Myo Thu. Deforestation is a widely discussed topic in Myanmar, although it is not…
Gender India and LGBTQ rights at the United Nations after the demise of Section 377 July 16, 2019 0 Written by Sohini Chatterjee Image Credit: British High Commission, New Delhi/Flicker; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 When in 2003, Brazil – for the first time in the…
Asia What if North Korean refugees fleeing war land in Japan? September 27, 2018 0 Written by Anne-Léonore Dardenne. North Korea still Japan’s most serious threat Three months after the symbolic pledge towards peace at the summit meeting in Singapore…
Asia Belt and Road Dispute Settlement and Transnational Governance July 30, 2018 1 Written by Mark Feldman. To succeed, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will require the development of an effective model of transnational governance. Such a…
China What Xi Jinping’s extended tenure means for Africa April 18, 2018 0 Written by Cobus van Staden. China’s decision to suspend presidential term limits is still reverberating around the world. The announcement, made after a vote by China’s parliament…
Burma/Myanmar How the United Nations failed the Rohingya people March 7, 2018 0 Written by Hammad Zamurrad. For many, the United Nations (UN) is an indispensable international organization which operates at the core of the emerging global governance…
Conservation Can local communities be empowered for environmental protection in China? July 11, 2017 0 Written by Juha I. Uitto. The increasingly severe side effects of rapid and often reckless economic development have now become a limiting factor to China’s…
China China and the UN Convention Against Corruption: A 10- year appraisal August 6, 2016 0 Written by Konstantinos Tsimonis. The tenth anniversary of China’s ratification of the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) offers a timely opportunity for an appraisal of…
China-Africa Chinese ties in Africa normalise March 3, 2015 0 Written by Ian Taylor. This year will see South Africa hosting the 6th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Importantly, this will be the first FOCAC…
China-UN China’s Approach to the Syrian Crisis: Beyond the United Nations December 15, 2014 0 Written by Yun Sun. The war in Syria warrants a unique mention in the history of contemporary Chinese foreign policy. In the context of this…
