Asia has done a much better job of containing the pandemic. Do values have anything to do with it?
What Explains COVID’s East-West Divide?
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What Will a Biden Presidency Bring to the Asia Pacific?
Biden may tone down Trump’s trade war and bring back some limited human rights advocacy, but there may be more continuity than either administration admits.
The U.S. ‘War on Terror’ Has Displaced 37 Million People
Here’s why we used the numbers we did — and what they can and can’t tell us.
Big Tech’s Heavy Hand Around the Globe
Facebook and Google’s dominance of developing-world markets has had catastrophic effects. U.S. regulators should take note.
The End of Duterte: Four Ways the Philippine Strongman Could Fall
Pandemic-stricken Filipinos are now asking themselves how they could have fallen for a leader whose only skill is mass murder.
COVID-19 and the End of Autocrats
The outbreak of COVID-19 initially looked like a gift to autocrats around the world — until they botched it.
Could the Duterte Regime Be COVID-19’s Next Victim?
Like Trump in the U.S. and Bolsonaro in Brazil, the Philippine strongman’s utter failure to contain COVID-19 may kneecap his authoritarian ambitions.
The Racist Underpinnings of the American Way of War
The deadly interplay of racism, genocide, and denial at the heart of American white society has been reproduced in the country’s wars.
Stop the $2 Billion Arms Sale to the Philippines
Philippine strongman Rodrigo Duterte is using the pandemic to crush his opposition — and the U.S. is poised to arm him to the teeth.
The Corporate Food System Is Making the Coronavirus Crisis Worse
COVID-19 is so dangerous to food security because the global supply chain was insecure to begin with. Could we remake it?