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Published in: HomeCities in the future of democracy
Today’s cities perch people far off the ground. They block sight of the stars. So we’re faced with a completely...
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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 disasters
Two 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 gained
The recurring three-part drama, Unsuccessful Diplomacy-North Korean Belligerence-United Nations Sanctions, is airing...
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Published in: openSecurityWhen soldiering gets sexy: the militarization of gender equality and sexual difference
Up in Arms continues to track the figure of the soldier in contemporary culture as a consequence of NATO’s wars. How...
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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 Burning
When 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...
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Published in: HomeChina vs India: a democracy battle
The last war between Asia's giants erupted in October 1962. Fifty years on the respective works of a Chinese and an...
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Published in: HomeNorodom Sihanouk, a Cambodian life
The man who was variously Cambodia's anti-colonial leader, king, prime minister, prince, and exiled figurehead is...
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Published in: 50.50Stateless in Burma: Rohingya word wars
In order to understand how the ‘Rohingya crisis’ has come to pass we need to consider the narrative built by three...
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Published in: HomeNorth Korea: change of signs
Pyongyang looks and feels different under Kim Jong Un's leadership, but how much do new buildings, markets and...
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Published in: HomeGreat policy challenge facing Australia: a land of plenty and not a leader in sight
In Australia, both at the Commonwealth and state levels economic policies do not address the problems the country...
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Published in: HomeChina, the view from the ground
The self-organising efforts of migrant workers and rights activists across China offer a vital insight into the...
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Published in: 50.50Outsourcing responsibilities: Australia's punitive asylum regime
Australia’s return to offshore detention and processing centres for asylum seekers signals a renewed willingness to...
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Published in: HomeChina and Japan: a conflict of logics
The territorial dispute between regional powers has the potential to escalate. All the more reason for the Chinese...
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Published in: HomeNepal, a constitutional impasse
Nepal is still awaiting a new constitution to complete its transition from a decade of conflict to democracy. So...