Disaster Militarism: Rethinking U.S. Relief in the Asia-Pacific
March 11, 2014 | Disaster relief has increasingly become part of the justification for increased U.S. troop deployments in the Asia-Pacific region.
Articles by Fei-Ling Wang
Hope, History, and Unpredictability
January 2, 2014 | A meditation on history and the long arc of justice.
Why Obama Can’t Make Peace in Israel-Palestine
September 13, 2013 | Barack Obama's approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to Josh Reubner, resembles hammering a square peg into a round hole.
Exporting the Ivory Tower
August 26, 2013 | Is it possible to export the liberal arts to places that restrict civil liberties?
The New Rules of the Game in Egypt
August 16, 2013 | A look at Egypt's constitutional declaration suggests that the road out of military dictatorship is fraught with peril.
Afghanistan Mission Stuck in “Little America”
August 8, 2013 | Rajiv Chandrasekaran's new book, Little America: The War within the War for Afghanistan, details the bureaucratic infighting that sunk America's war in Afghanistan.
A Familiar Script in Egypt
August 7, 2013 | Anyone who thinks military rule bends toward democracy in Egypt has misread the country's history.
Beneath the Surface, China Simmers
August 6, 2013 | China’s broken and thuggish legal system is producing a new brand of “terrorism.”
Chinese Mother’s Sex-Crime Protest Morphs Into Labor Camp Reform
August 1, 2013 | Micro-blogging is increasing the pressure on the Chinese government to eradicate “Re-education Through Labor” camps.
Russia Declares Open Season on Gays
July 31, 2013 | But the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi provide a key platform to repeal Russian laws against gays.