THE ISIS TERRORISM THREAT: REACTIONS FROM THE ASIA-PACIFIC
Staff Writer Angela Luh discusses Japan and China’s counterterrorism efforts and how countries in the region have reacted to growing unrest in the Middle East.
WORLD MEDLEY: VIEWS THROUGH A LENS
To close out our 2015 Week of Photo Journals, enjoy a tour of India, Italy and France in this thoughtful photo collection from the travels of Rachel Ger, UCSD student and Contributing Writer.
TERROR COMES TO CHINA: PART ONE
In the first of two articles on the Chinese province of Xinjiang and the conflict it hosts, Staff Writer Matthew Brown provides an overview of the geography and industry of the region.
CHINA IN 2014: YEAR IN REVIEW
China Focus Contributing Writer Jack Zhang takes a retrospective look at the year China's had and looks ahead at what trends will play out in 2015.
THE BEAR POKES BACK: RUSSIA, ABKHAZIA, AND NATO HEADACHES
Staff Writer Matthew Brown examines the quiet machinations going on behind the scenes between Russia and the breakaway states of the Caucasus. Is there anything NATO can do?
ON CLIMATE, THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA ACT INTERNATIONALLY BUT THINK DOMESTICALLY
Staff Writer Kristopher Klein analyzes the United States-China emissions agreement as well as the motives and intentions of both countries' leaders.
THE CULTURAL IMPEDIMENTS TO ABE'S "WOMENOMICS"
Staff Writer Andrew Muse-Fisher discusses the cultural and economic factors that make increasing the role of women in the Japanese workforce an uphill climb.
WHAT WILL BECOME OF GROWING ENERGY TRADE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND CHINA?
Staff Writer Angela Luh looks at the future of energy trade between China and Russia in light of the 2014 Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit.
IMPERIALISM, TRANSPHOBIA AND MURDER: THE CASE OF JENNIFER LAUDE
Staff Writer Michael Roderick discusses the murder of transgender woman Jennifer Laude at the hands of a U.S. Marine and its social and political implications.
WHERE ARE THE SLUMS IN CHINA?
China Focus Contributing Writer Yanning Wei talks about the Hukou system and how it has shaped China's cities.
THE IMPACT OF OCCUPY CENTRAL: IMPLICATIONS FOR HONG KONG'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MAINLAND
Staff Writer Angela Luh analyzes the current state of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests and its impact on the future of Hong Kong-China relations.
THE GIRL WHO COULD CHANGE THE WORLD: THE MALALA YOUSAFZAI STORY
Is the West honoring Malala Yousafzai with her recently awarded Nobel Peace Prize? Or is she being used as a tool to serve Western goals? Staff Writer Aarushi Gupta discusses.
CHINA'S VIEW OF ANCIENT HISTORY UNITES KOREAS AGAINST BEIJING
Staff Writer Kristopher Klein discusses the relations between North and South Korea with China in response to China's Northeast Project.
THE FAIRER SIDE OF CONSERVATION: HOW WOMEN CAN ALLEVIATE OVERFISHING
Microcredit financing has the potential to take the edge off of overfishing in the developing world. Contributing Writer Annam Raza takes a closer look.
TAIWAN: FROM SUNRISE AT ALI MOUNTAIN TO SUNSET IN KENTING
Staff Writer Kirstie Yu brings us a photographic tour of the sights of Taiwan.
THREE GORGES DAM: REFLECTIONS AND CONTROVERSY
Staff Writer Siru (Rose) Zhu explores Three Gorges Dam—one of the largest engineering feats of modern history—and the controversy that still simmers.
TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN ON THE BURMA-CHINA BORDER & INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
Erin Kamler is an award winning composer, writer, musician and scholar who tells the stories of women. A Ph.D. candidate at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, Erin’s research focuses on using the arts as a tool for political communication. Learn more about Erin at www.erinkamler.net.
COOKING UP A STORM: EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF REDUCING BLACK CARBON EMISSIONS FROM THE STOVES OF SOUTH ASIA
Staff Writer Aarushi Gupta covers a panel discussion of new low-cost innovations to improve the public health and environment of everyday life in South Asia.
CHINA'S CURRENT CHALLENGES AND U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS: A TALK BY FORMER AMBASSADOR CLARK RANDT
Coverage of the 2014 Robert F. Ellsworth Memorial Lecture. By Logan Ma, President.