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Published in: HomeNorth Korea: elite shame, world testA credible United Nations report on North Korea demands a humane and practical response to its people's degradation,...
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Published in: HomeDemocracy in the "Asian century"
A shift of global power to the east exposes the west's domestic as well as international weaknesses, say Ernesto...
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Published in: openSecurityViolence visited on Cambodian garment workers
Cambodian garment workers make around $80 a month, taking on long hours of overtime in harsh conditions. Now workers...
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Published in: openSecuritySouth Korea: rail workers, repression and resistance
An almost unreported strike in South Korea, which has just come to an end, epitomises how a ‘free’ market can be...
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Published in: HomeNorth Korea's family purge
Kim Jong-un's execution of his uncle casts a revealing light on the tensions and weaknesses within the Pyongyang...
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Published in: openSecurityDrones over the world
US drones are often thought of as focused entirely on action against Al-Qaeda and associates, particularly in...
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Published in: HomeTyphoon Haiyan: natural disaster meets armed conflict
The huge destruction in the Philippines in the November typhoon hit a poor region already long affected by violent...
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Published in: HomeA tipping point for Mongolia's democracy?
Sandwiched between the giants of Russia and China, Mongolia is looking to develop its vast mineral wealth. How will...
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Published in: HomeThailand, the politics of justice
The contrasting treatment of those accused of verbal insults of the monarch and those responsible for violent...
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Published in: HomeGlobe-trotting universities serve diplomacy and markets, not democracy
American liberal arts colleges are embracing collaborations with authoritarian regimes worldwide, with implications...
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Published in: HomeNorth Korea, the cost of paralysis
A new study of the inner workings of North Korea's regime is an important account of its dark political genius. But...
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Published in: HomeKyrgyzstan, violence vs justice
The chaotic scenes at the trial of a man charged over inter-ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan are damaging the legal...
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Published in: HomeMalaysia after the Election: a paradigm shift?With a victory of the ruling Barisan Nasional, it was tempting to write off the results of this Sunday's election as...
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Published in: HomeRebuilding Japanese democracy after the triple disastersTwo years after the tsunami that killed thousands and triggered a nuclear meltdown, it is intriguing to observe how...
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Published in: HomeNorth Korea: an opportunity lost is an opportunity gainedThe recurring three-part drama, Unsuccessful Diplomacy-North Korean Belligerence-United Nations Sanctions, is airing...
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Published in: 50.50Global mechanism, regional solution: ending forced sterilisation
For the first time in south-east Asia, an HIV-positive women's group in Indonesia is using the CEDAW Shadow Report...
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Published in: openIndiaIndia BurningWhen the rice harvest season finishes in a few weeks, fields in India will turn black as farmers burn thousands of...
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Published in: HomeThe US 2012 Election and China: why a real dialogue about human rights will never happen
Despite a prominent presence in the campaign, US policy towards China is very unlikely to change - especially on the...
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Published in: HomeThe American election: a view from Down Under
As a somewhat reluctant member of the American orbit in the Asia-Pacific region, Australia carefully watches the...
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Published in: HomeSri Lanka, many shades of accountability
A long-awaited review on the conduct of United Nations agencies during the last stages of the war in Sri Lanka is...
