The 1967 Outer Space Treaty declared space as a “province of all mankind”. Fifty-nine years later, the head of NASA nominated by Donald Trump, Jared Isaacman, is promising that the United States will beat China to the moon before the … Continue reading
Category: Asia Pacific
A Tainted Future? EVs as a Blood-Stained Solution to Climate Change
EVs, or electric vehicles, are hailed as the solution to climate change, promising a greener future. However, the production of EVs still has not taken off in Canada, as the Ontario-US Rust Belt, known for its integrated automobile supply chain, … Continue reading
The Lasting Consequences of UXOs on Development
During Cold War counterinsurgency operations and the Laotian Civil War, the United States conducted a “Secret War” in Laos that spanned from 1964-1973. The US organized 580,344 bombing missions over Laos in an effort to isolate Communist North … Continue reading
Eclipsed Lunar New Year: How Japan Ceased to Use the Lunisolar Calendars and What It Reveals About Western Modernization
As February 17 officially began the Lunar New Year, it also marked 153 years since Japan last celebrated the Lunar New Year nationwide—a tradition that was put to an end when the Emperor of Japan announced that the calendar they … Continue reading
China’s Oppression of Uyghurs Continues As the World Reacts Passively
For decades, the Uyghur people have been subject to diverse and immense human rights violations by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The crisis has been ongoing since May 2014, when China launched its “Strike Hard Campaign Against Terrorism”, … Continue reading
Le BNP gagne les élections au Bangladesh: espoir démocratique après le gouvernement Hasina
Des élections historiques ont eu lieu au Bangladesh le 12 février, les premières depuis les manifestations étudiantes qui ont renversé le gouvernement autocratique de Sheikh Hasina en 2024. Le Parti nationaliste du Bangladesh (BNP), dirigé par Tarique Rahman, a remporté … Continue reading
La responsabilité politique et l’exemple coréen
En janvier 2026, le tribunal de l’arrondissement de Seoul Central a condamné l’ancien président de la République, Yoon Suk-Yeol, à cinq ans de prison pour sa tentative de coup d’État. En effet, en 2024, Yoon a déclaré la loi martiale … Continue reading
« Il faut couper cette sale tête sans la moindre hésitation » : Sanae Takaichi s’immisce dans la question de Taïwan
Les tensions entre la Chine et le Japon ont été exacerbées ces derniers jours par les contestations sur la question de Taïwan, un territoire souverain de facto, dont l’indépendance n’est pas reconnue internationalement. La Chine réclame l’île comme faisant partie … Continue reading
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Indonesia’s Brand New Capital
Aiming to be the nation’s green city of tomorrow, Nusantara’s construction has already had, and will continue to have, significant environmental impacts.
Indonesia’s capital city, Jakarta, has been bearing the burden of climate change and overcrowding for quite some time. … Continue reading
Where Footsteps and Haka Speak Louder Than Laws: Māori Resistance For Treaty Justice in New Zealand
They walked for nine days, from the northern tip of Aotearoa, New Zealand to its political heart in Wellington. In November 2024, Hīkoi mō te Tiriti (“March for the Treaty”) became the largest mobilization in support of Māori … Continue reading