I’m Asian Australian. Why should I care about Blak Australia or Black America?
The first half of 2020 has been wrought by unprecedented global affairs and political tensions. While we were eager to kick off a new decade, […]
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Racism, Systematic Oppression and Police Brutality in the 21st Century
When I participated in the 2019 Seoul Pride Parade, I was shocked by the support participants received from the Korean police. In my country, India […]
Irregular Residents in Japan: Forgotten Tales of Human Suffering
“Not knowing what is happening makes you crazy and terrified because you don’t know what to believe,” said an immigrant detained in Japan’s immigration detention […]
Coronavirus panic hits South Korea
It’s all everyone is talking about these days: the coronavirus. How dangerous it could be, how to stop its spread, where to buy more masks, […]
Taking Gender and saying ‘Whatever’ to it: Drag and LGBT+ in South Korea
Like most people with an online streaming subscription and a proclivity for procrastination, my worldview on drag performance and the LGBT+ community has mostly been […]
Smeared in Honey: Egypt’s Modern Day Dictatorship
Smeared in honey to drive flies away from their dictator’s food, was Ancient Egyptians’ subservience to their masters bequeathed upon their descendants producing an increasingly […]
How can Human Rights Right Human Wrongs?
Human rights don’t work in practice because of how the international system is structured, argues editor Valentina Popova. It was during the 18th century that […]
Human Security – A Threat to Traditional Realist Security?
It is easy to think in cliches, to resort to conventional wisdom. When academics, policy makers or military officials are asked to think about […]
A Struggle Against Human Trafficking in the 21st century
When we hear the word “slavery”, we usually imagine the past, but sadly, this is still a cruel reality for many around the world. Human […]
Where it All Starts: Domestic Violence in Russia as a Symptom of a Political Crisis
With all the media noise surrounding Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy, the international community has not paid enough attention to Russia’s domestic events. This February the […]