As India-China Rift Deepens, Opportunities Arise
On the night of June 15, in the Ladakh region, bordered by Pakistan to the west and China to the north, a violent clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers marked More
Canadian Conservative Leadership Race: Frontrunners Target China
As governments address the challenges created by COVID-19, many have decided that it is time to start assigning blame. In Canada, leading the charge is outgoing Conservative Party (CPC) leader More
The Cross-Strait Relationship in the Time of COVID-19
Although many expected the cross-Taiwan-strait relationship to worsen after the recent election in Taiwan, many were still surprised at how quickly it deteriorated due to the recent interactions between Beijing More
China’s New Aircraft Carrier: A New Threat to Southeast Asian Countries?
On December 17th, 2019, China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier, named the Shandong, was commissioned and put into service. It was the second aircraft carrier in the PLAN (People’s Liberation More
The Cold War over your iPhone: Politicizing 5G Networking
To the average consumer, the concept of “5G” may seem obscure and unimportant – a flashy sell for Apple’s newest line. Over the past two decades, the telecommunication industry’s jump More
TikTok and Political Neutrality: The Current Conflicting State of Social Media Platforms
Initially launched in 2016, the video-sharing digital platform TikTok currently boasts over 500 million active users a month. It enables the spread of short 15 second videos, which are mainly More
The Politics of Fear: Montesquieu and the Coronavirus
Despite a week saturated with news of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, the United States’ announcement of a new Middle East peace plan and the Senate’s impeachment proceedings More
The Global Economic Impact of the Novel Coronavirus
The World Health Organization declared a global emergency over the novel coronavirus as China reported on January 31st that the death toll had climbed to 213 with nearly 10,000 others infected. More
Opinion: The Aftermath of the Taiwanese Election
The Republic of China (ROC)—informally known as Taiwan, held its presidential election on January 11th, 2020. Mirroring what recent polls projected, the incumbent president Tsai Ing-Wen, nominee of the Democratic More
Britain at a Crossroads: Post-Brexit Trade
Ever since the historic Brexit vote in June 2016, debates have raged as to what form Britain’s exit from the EU will take and what Britain’s future outside the EU More