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Self-Help: The 2010s Wenhua Re? w/ Gil Hizi

Alice Liu

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11/09/2026

In the United States, the popular urge for self-improvement has given rise to a massive commercial industry encompassing self-help manuals, therapeutic services, and motivational speaking events. In China, anthropologist Gil…

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Hawaii in the Crosshairs of U.S.-China Strategic Competition w/ Kyle Kajihiro

Elijah Shoaf

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How States Earn the Right to Rule w/ Dingxin Zhao

Georgia Pollard

11/06/2026

Controlling the Narrative: Information, Image, and Influence in China’s Diplomacy w/ Maria Repnikova

Georgia Pollard

11/05/2026

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What the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Plenums Reveal About the CCP’s Political Direction

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The AI Paradox: Faster Development, Weaker Guardrails

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10/12/2026

The latest debate over artificial intelligence (or Super Intelligence, depending on whether you are a Trump fan or not) in the United States reveals a growing contradiction at the heart…

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Canada and Europe Are Not Building a New Bloc. They Are Rebalancing Vulnerability

Taiyi Sun

10/05/2026

China and the United States: Who Holds the Stronger Hand?

KS Liu

09/14/2026

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Asymmetric Entrapment: Geo-economic Exposure and the Limits of Cambodia’s Maneuver

Chhay Lim

09/12/2026

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Bring in the (Soy)Bean Counters

Genevieve Donnellon-May

08/21/2026

The Making of a National Myth: A People’s History of Taiwan w/ Evan Dawley

Elijah Shoaf

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10/27/2026

When global observers talk about Taiwan, the conversation rarely strays from semiconductor supply chains, U.S.-China relations, or the looming threat of conflict. But treating the island as a mere piece…

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Globalized Populism w/ Pitman Potter

Georgia Pollard

10/26/2026

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Is Hong Kong Hong Kong Enough? w/ Wang Xiangwei

Alice Liu

10/23/2026

When the Subject is Grandmothers w/ Kate Zhou

Elijah Shoaf

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Why the U.S. Dollar Isn’t Going Anywhere (Yet) w/ Ho-Fung Hung

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What the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Plenums Reveal About the CCP’s Political Direction

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Canada and Europe Are Not Building a New Bloc. They Are Rebalancing Vulnerability

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Asymmetric Entrapment: Geo-economic Exposure and the Limits of Cambodia’s Maneuver

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