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Self-Determination at a Turning Point: Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Indigenous Nations of Formosa
- Analysis
- June 2, 2020
May 2020 was a turning point in East Asia. President Tsai Ing-wen (Democratic Progressive Party, DPP) was inaugurated to her second term as President of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Two days later, China’s National People’s Congress proposed legislation authorizing Chinese public security agents to operate in Hong Kong. The new laws would also target
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Withdrawing from the Open Skies Treaty Is a Short-Sighted Mistake
- Analysis
- May 27, 2020
President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty is motivated by a desire to play to the ideology of his political base at home, not by any reasonable national security rationale. This is ironic, given that the greatest champions of Open Skies within the US have, historically, been Republicans. The Treaty allows its
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Protecting Canada: A Dangerous Justification for Foreign Aid
Two prominent umbrella groups of Canadian development organizations – CCIC and CanWaCH – recently launched a COVID-themed campaign to drum up support for Canadian foreign aid. In doing so, they have embraced a nationalistic, threat-based case for aid that verges on xenophobia, reinforces outdated stereotypes and risks undermining foreign aid. The URL sums up their core message: AidHelpsCanada.ca. The
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COVID-19 Forces a Rethink of an Old Debate
- Analysis
- May 18, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as a test of the preparedness of countries’ public health and governance systems. As countries diverge in their strategies to fight the epidemic, we have more and more opportunities for learning about what works and what doesn’t, both in terms of public health practices and in the types of political
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