Myanmar’s junta “government” to execute prisoners
International outrage (though far too muted) has grown as the junta government in Myanmar has stated plans to go ahead with the execution of four political prisoners. In early 2021, Continue Reading
Cannabis growing now legal in Thailand, using it, not so much
Thailand officially legalized the growing of cannabis on Thursday. This is an unprecedented move for Asia, but in a very precedented move, has decided to keep cannabis use largely illegal. Continue Reading
A values-based world order?
When we discuss international relations, most theories agree on one hypothesis, which is that international society is anarchic. There is no supranational state to govern the world, and realism says Continue Reading
測速器是減少或增加自由?
Taiwan remains one of the most dangerous countries in the world terms of traffic-related deaths, with more deaths per capita than the Philippines, Jamaica, or even Russia. Is the implementation Continue Reading
A chicken ban signals to trade-reliant states like Singapore that protectionism is on the rise
Based on the pandemic from a few years ago and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the world is struggling against inflation, including Singapore. Now the small island-state has a new Continue Reading
The Free China Pod History: Tiananmen Massacre: The Preferred Nomenclature for Tank Man
Here’s our second part of our 2022 Tiananmen coverage, in this one we talk about about the days before and the massacre itself. Issues of the split between students and Continue Reading
The Free China Pod History: The Lead Up to Tiananmen: Spives
Here’s our intro to the Tiananmen Square Massacre (Part 1 of 2),we ask if this is the correct name for the event, and the history that led up to the Continue Reading
美國房市在放緩，台灣能不能避免泡沫破裂
As the United States is facing a larger economic slowdown with increasing chatter about an impending recession, the first signs of the housing-price dam bursting is raising questions around the Continue Reading
America First under Biden
Isolationism or internationalism is the great debate in the US. Isolationism was usually resurgent after long wars, such as WWI, the Vietnam War and after the wars in Afghanistan and Continue Reading
後拜登時代，美國可不可信
With not only the American press corps but Biden’s own administration repeatedly attempting to walk back Biden’s clear statements that he would not tolerate China’s use force to disturb the Continue Reading