This piece assesses the future of the Zapatista movement in the context of crises that threaten to alter the fabric of ...

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A leader in exile. Children forced into cultural assimilation. A barrage of failed protests. For more than 50 years, China, a global superpower with a population over 400 times that of Tibet, has ...

With numerous dams built on the Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy, and Mekong rivers, China is able to store or divert water in a way that might lead to the drying out of vast territories downstream.

Behind closed doors, Disney, and indeed all of Hollywood, have been self-censoring plots, characters, and dialogues for decades to appease the Chinese Communist Party.

Two hundred and fifty thousand workers under the Kafala system in Lebanon are currently struggling to survive in an exploitative system.

The United States has not joined the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Why is this the case and what are the implications?

In recent years, the Arctic Circle has become an important symbol of the devastating impacts of climate change, but its role as a central focus site for geopolitical conflict deserves an equal amount ...

Despite its triumphs, Rwanda still has work to do to ensure the long-term success of its healthcare. However, its system has proved resoundingly successful compared to that of its neighbors.

Why has a remote, frozen island seen rising interest and involvement from foreign powers in recent years? The answer most certainly is not the weather or the snow. Located in the Arctic Circle, ...

"Most importantly, middle-income countries recognize that ending the pandemic will require international cooperation rather than isolationism—and that the pandemic won’t be over anywhere until it’s ...

In times of macroeconomic uncertainty, environmental disruptions, and growing supermarket and retail power, the global food industry faces enormous consumer demand and supply chain pressures. Such ...