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China's Relationship with Zimbabwe: Is it Fair?
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa is seeking to rebuild the country following the November 2017 coup d’état that ousted Robert...


Australia is treating China like the expansionist power it really is
The United States has been the dominant player in the Pacific since the end of World War Two and has a well-established military presence...


Hong Kong and China: Bridging the divide
On the 24th of October, Xi Jinping officially opened the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB). With a length of 55km, it’s hard not to be...


Japan's retentionist policy is here to stay
Japan, along with the USA, is one of the few democratic countries in the world to still practice a retentionist capital punishment...


The stateless people of India
The authorities in Assam, a state in India which borders Bangladesh, have excluded four million people from its citizenship register,...


China and Taiwan: One country, two claims, one system
There is no doubt that China is a global superpower both militarily and economically; Beijing’s influence extending across the globe....


North Korea: A problem worth solving
The debacle of North Korea is one that has been a constant scourge amongst world leaders for generations. The communist dictatorship...


The consequences of India’s Karnataka state elections
Governing the world’s largest democracy is no easy task. What’s more, winning the right to administer India has recently proved to be...


Stick to the Lyrics
Sticky seats, tumultuous toddlers and the rasping sound of crisps being crunched – these are the three reasons I hate going to the...


The Indian Caste System – A Matter of Life or Death?
Photograph: Flickr, Mikhail Esteves In 2014, two young girls in a small town approximately 120 miles away from New Delhi were abducted...
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