國族主義與全球化
Nationalism has attracted a notorious reputation for its association with primordialist, and in particular ethnic elements to the exclusion of many. However, in the wake of Ukrainian nationalism serving as Continue Reading
The future China pursues
In the Post-Cold War era, variants of international relations theories have competed to explain and predict state behavior, and scholars have debated whether we are witnessing the end of history. Continue Reading
The Free China Pod: TLC
More election updates, America’s culture of violence, the world cup (bravery and cowardice), the situation in Iran, polling, social media (and how much Ari hates it), crypto collapse, and much Continue Reading
China’s Economic Contradiction
Since 1949, Marxism-Leninism has been an official ideology within the PRC. Under the previous leader Deng Xiaoping, he summed up the era of orthodoxy with the phrase “let’s dispense the Continue Reading
China’s Anxiety Expands
At the end of October, Chinese leader Xi Jinping extended his role with a report that touted what China had achieved, and laid out a vision for the following years. Continue Reading
State violence against protesters grows in Iran, democratic nations must do more
As protests in Iran enter their second month with no end in sight, the government has continued to step up its violence against the largely peaceful protesters. More have been Continue Reading
What to hope for out of COP-27
Over the last 30 years, diplomats worldwide have gathered 26 times to fight against climate change. While in the conference, most delegates usually focus on a grinding process of global Continue Reading
Cassette tapes and instant gratification
In a somewhat modern 2015 article, a New York Times article bemoaned the rebirth in enthusiasm for an old analog relic that maybe only a select few have nostalgia for: Continue Reading
The Free China Pod: Toin Closs
Ben came by to talk about the recent US elections, we talk about: demographic shifts, polling, identity, Russia, China, and disinformation, voting machines, UBI, Texas life, public transportation, energy policy, Continue Reading
Human Rights as National Interest
In recent years, China and the US have agreed very little with each other. That competition can be seen from material interests to ideology, from the Middle East to the Continue Reading