Inviting the Rich Neighbors In: China and the G20 Summit
Why do we know so little about the G20 Summit, and so much about the Obama plane snub?
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Changing Perceptions: Contemporary Art on Naoshima Island
Naoshima, an island of just 3,000 people, has become one of the world’s primary art destinations.
License To Kill: Duterte Clashes with the UN on Human Rights
The United Nations has called Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s support for extra-legal death squads a “license to kill.”
History and Horror: Nations Struggle with Relics of Evil Past
Will Osama bin-Laden’s compound be turned into a playground? Arvin Anoop covers the controversy surrounding the al-Qaeda founder’s former home and takes us through what other countries have done with problematic landmarks.
The Lawyers Who Vanished: Suppression of Political Dissent on the Rise in China
The Chinese government recently sentenced a lawyer at a human rights firm to seven years in prison, one of hundreds of such convictions since mid-2015. Sonny Stephens walks us through Xi Jinping’s campaign to crack down on anti-government dissent and use of filmed public confessions to discredit his enemies.
A Coup of Erdogan, for Erdogan, by Erdogan?
Turkey’s failed coup and ensuing purges have shocked the world. Arvin Anoop takes us step by step through the crisis and its aftermath.
Kimpossible: North Korea’s Delusions of Nuclear Grandeur
Billy Roberts analyzes the nuclear threat posed by the Hermit Kingdom.