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With An Eye On China’s Future, Mainlanders Brave Arrest To Support Hong Kong’s Umbrella Revolution
Mainland Chinese activists are skirting censorship and risking arrest to publicly declare their support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.
‘The Base With No Foundation’
Fawaz Gerges, a prominent Middle Eastern scholar, notes that there exists a ‘terrorism narrative’ in the West. Amongst government officials and the wider public, the notion of imminent terrorist attack seems institutionali...
And The Nobel Peace Prize Goes To…
The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Pakistani teenager and girls’ rights advocate, Malala Yousafzai, alongside Indian children’s rights activist Kailash Satyarthi. As most of us already know, Malala Yousa...
Benign Or Bellicose? China And The South China Sea: The Ambiguities Of The Peaceful Rise Paradigm
“China loves peace” (Li, 2014). This solemn claim by the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has probably sparked scepticism, if not misbelief, in Washington, Tokyo or Canberra. The recent Chinese charm offensive reiterating the Mid...
From Anti-Homeless Spikes To Anti-Homeless Cages
The issue of homelessness is a tricky one to address. There isn’t only one cause that lands someone on the streets, and there definitely isn’t only one solution to getting them off the streets. Homelessness has been...
What’s Up With The Hong Kong Protests? An Outsider’s Perspective…
The events that have been unfolding in Hong Kong lately probably have left many, especially in the West, wondering what’s up with this city that has long been considered a bridge and melting pot between East and West. A...
