Global Politics
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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Doge? On India’s Proposed Crypto Bill
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Does currency have morality? And does its decentralization erode this character? The Indian state seems to think so.
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Cyber Weapons and the Fifth Domain
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The advent of the digital age ushered in what has come to be known as the Fourth Revolution; a fundamental change in the way societies function as a result of information and communications technologies (ICT).
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The New Normal of Myanmar’s Old Regime
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Nevertheless, the Tatmadaw has managed to stay in power since the 1962 military coup and maintain considerable political influence even after democratisation attempts. This affirms the prospects of the Tatmadaw’s continual military dominance into the future, albeit behind the veneer of constitutional restoration.
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Why the Indian State Cannot Meet the Russian Eye
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In the midst of the powerful, vocal critiques of Russian actions, India’s relative silence is loud.
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In the Ukrainian Crisis, The West Is Complicit
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What are we, the West, as the self-anointed vanguards of democracy, doing in the aftermath of the tiger’s charge beyond empty pontification?
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Trudeau’s Big Gamble
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Yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared he would be invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time ever in Canadian history. This decision was justified as addressing the need to quell protests by a far right-wing group of truckers demanding an end to all COVID-19 mandates and restrictions. The truckers’ “Freedom Convoy” has occupied the…
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The Excess of Big Tech Power
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If there is one issue that can unite the Divided States of America, it is the threat of big tech. Politicians from Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Governor Ron DeSantis have advocated for more public scrutiny of Big Tech companies that have ‘undermined democracy’. However, the expansion and explosive growth of these companies seems to be…
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Biden’s First Year in Review
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When Joe Biden took office from Donald Trump on 20 January 2021, he promised a return to normalcy in America. Yet, as Biden marked his first year in the White House this past week, his administration has been beset by slumping poll numbers and is reportedly planning a “reset.” What’s gone wrong for the US president, and where has he…
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The Downplayed Role of the Asian Theatre in WWII
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Despite the acknowledgement that the Second World War was composed of three major theatres (Europe, Asia, and the Pacific), the Asian battlefield remains a marginalized topic outside of Asia. Here, I argue that it is problematic to downplay the role of the Asian battlefield, and that wars in mainland Asia and the Pacific should be…
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OPR Interviews John Ikenberry
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Interviews editor Fonie Mitsopoulou and Professor Ikenberry discussed topics such as the crisis of authority being faced by the US on the international stage, the rising Chinese threat to this order, as well as wider themes of liberalism and democracy.