#Asia

David Veevers

DavidVeevers1

Writing my lecture for the English EIC in Japan and was reminded of this fantastic subversion of Eurocentric narratives of globalisation, and how Europe didn't just "come" to Asia, but

Rob Rakove

RobRakove

With the apparent coup in Burma/Myanmar in the news, here's a quick thread on the historiography of the modern U.S.-Burmese relationship. Kenton Clymer's sweeping history of bilateral ties up to

Crystal Lee 李佳佳

crystaljjlee

your daily reminder that Taiwan, a nation of 23.8m people, has had a whopping total of seven (7) deaths due to COVID some interesting things about Taiwan just to get

MQ

mqmqqmqm

Hong Kong people are not indigenous. They are ethnic Han who were the bourgeois who migrated from the mainland to HK in 1949 to "flee communism." They colonized the land

Josh Marshall

joshtpm

Masking has been one of the biggest failures not just for the US but for what we might call The West - here meaning NA, EU, WHO vs countries and

Lord Space Hungarian of Poplar and Limehouse

andraswf

This article is the perfect example how the BBC inadvertently elevates fringe organisations and think tanks, lending them credibility. Exhibit A: the story.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-54107329 So this story is about a lot

John Delury

JohnDelury

A platitude of 2020 was that the coronavirus isolated North Korea in a way that sanctions never could. Bob Woodward quoted Matt Pottinger saying as much in his book [in

Hyunsu Yim 임현수

hyunsuinseoul

The DHC controversy led me to find something unique about right-wing extremism in Japan. (1/6) The US has Alex Jones, the UK has Katie Hopkins and far-right extremism is not

Muhammad Safiullah

nawab_safiullah

In 1615, historian Richard M. Eaton quoted, "one observer estimated the Mughal's annual revenue at 120 million silver coins, compared to 45 million for the Ottoman Empire and just 15

Matt Alt

Matt_Alt

This is a really interesting article about Uniqlo shuttering its flagship store in Seoul. Putting aside the socio-political issues surrounding Korea's boycott of Japanese products, it is very telling which

Alessio Patalano

alessionaval

Chile picks Japan's trans-Pacific cable route in snub to China - This is truly significant, in more ways than one. Let’s briefly unpack why.1. Chile has de facto taken Latin

Martin Jacques

martjacques

1/8 Britain is in almost complete lockdown. Nine months since the first. Europe is closing its borders to the British. Across Europe the pandemic is worsening. The US has over

Chris ✈️

KintuLabs

I tracked 6,004 tech startups that raised $178 Billion in funding last year.Here’s a thread looking at who raised what: Let’s start by looking at the geo breakdown.As expected, there

Elbridge Colby

ElbridgeColby

Mearsheimer typically lucid & on point in this interview w @kenji_minemura. What I find discordant though is his sanguinity wrt potential Dem admin standing up to PRC bid for regional

Eric Sayers

DEricSayers

With the NDAA authorizing a Pacific Deterrence Initiative, good time to look back at the long path to get to this point.https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2020/12/03/compromise-defense-bill-confronts-a-rising-china/ The idea was first rai

Derek Wallbank

dwallbank

Dear America: You're probably seeing some images from other places in the world, like that pool party in Wuhan, or diners in Taipei and Singapore, or folks just chilling in

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