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AUG 17, 2017 Podcast

Joshua Eisenman on "Chinese National Socialism"

Under Xi Jinping, China is stepping up a crackdown on freedom of expression, including in universities, reports China expert Joshua Eisenman. Is this the beginning ...

Shanghai Stock Exchange. CREDIT: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shanghaistockexchange.jpg">Heurik (CC)</a>

AUG 15, 2017 Podcast

Scott Kennedy of CSIS: Worst Case Scenarios for China's Economy

After four decades of stellar growth, where is China's economy headed today? "In the last few years not only has the economy slowed down, but ...

Beijing, 2009. CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/gadgetdan/3892648306/">Dan</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(CC)</a>

AUG 10, 2017 Podcast

Stratfor's Rodger Baker on the Rebalancing of World Politics and Asia

"I think the biggest impact of Donald Trump's presidency, particularly in Asia-Pacific, has been the concept of uncertainty," says Baker, citing the lack of a ...

A community poll worker in Cabrican, Guatemala records the names of participants in the referendum and hands out ballots, October 2010. CREDIT: Katherine Fultz

AUG 9, 2017 Article

Community Referenda on Mining in Guatemala

Katherine Fultz spent a total of three years in Guatemala studying environmental and cultural politics. "By using referenda to make a statement about mining," she ...

Yangshan Port, near Shanghai. CREDIT: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yangshan-Port-Balanced.jpg">Marqueed (CC)</a>

AUG 8, 2017 Podcast

Ziad Haider: U.S.-Asia Economic Ties Under Trump

In this post-TPP world where the U.S. has taken a step back from Asia, the vacuum is being filled by China's initiatives, such as ...