Global Politics
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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.
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China and Taliban-Led Afghanistan: Opportunities and Challenges
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For the past 20 years, Afghanistan has heavily relied on international aid and investment to finance its economy and state activities. About 75% of the government’s non-military budget was supported by the United States and other international donors. Once the Taliban ascended to power, however, most of the foreign aid and investment disappeared along with…
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The Province Provides: On the Role of Inter-provincial Competition in Climate Change Response in China
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Much of the existing literature on China’s climate change response has focussed on either the efforts of the Chinese civil society[1], or those of the central administration in Beijing[2]. Such accounts note the significant room for collaboration and conflict between the state and citizenry in tackling climate change.[3] I seek to highlight and advocate the…
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Why There Might Be No Long Game for China
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In light of China’s skyrocketing economic and military capabilities, nothing seems to be more urgent than a balanced strategy for China’s geopolitical influence. Chinese hegemony, in Asia at least, had been previously presumed to be slow in coming. This rapid growth has therefore raised tremendous concerns for the United States and its allies, triggering a…