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As Thailand restricts internet freedom, cyber activists work to keep an open web
On June 9 2017, a Thai man was sentenced to 35 years in jail for sharing Facebook posts. The crime:...
Now is the summer of our discontent: memes, national identity and the globalisation of rage
Memes may be all the rage in these heady days of digital trending, but they’re not a new thing. Ever...
India at 70: after the celebrations, single
Seventy years ago, Jawaharlal Nehru’s famous “Tryst with Destiny” speech not only marked India’s ind...
Will whoever controls gene editing control historical memory?
In July, Harvard scientists used a gene-editing technology first developed in 2013 to programme bact...
For Pakistan, China’s huge energy investments may have serious political costs
In Pakistan, there’s no topic hotter than the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a multi-billi...
India at 70: after the celebrations, single
Seventy years ago, Jawaharlal Nehru’s famous “Tryst with Destiny” speech not only marked India’s ind...
Colombian militants have a new plan for the country, and it’s called ‘insurgent feminism’
When Victoria Sandino, a long-time fighter in the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), joi...
In Mexico, a firebrand leftist provokes the powers that be – including Donald Trump
With its 17 million people, Mexico State, which encompasses the outer suburbs of sprawling Mexico Ci...
Caning of gay men in Aceh: not necessarily the exception to Indonesian rule
Recent events in Indonesia should dispel any doubt about the rising influence conservative Sunni Isl...
From Chinese missile shelters to US warships, the South China Sea conflict is heating up
This article, originally published on June 14 2017 with the headline “Dispute over warship in the So...
Trump’s new Afghanistan strategy gets one thing right but questions remain
Despite frequent past calls to disengage from Afghanistan after 16 years of US military involvement,...