Just last month during a White House press conference on July 8, U.S. President Joe Biden rejected the notion of a Taliban takeover being “inevitable.”…
Continue reading Rising Powers React to Hasty U.S. Withdrawal and Taliban Control
Month: August 2021
Will the blast outside the Kabul airport on the eve of American withdrawal prove to be a warning shot to the Taliban or a case…
Despite the protests and criticisms before the event, the Tokyo Olympics overcame the threat of the raging Delta variant and came to a nuanced end…
Continue reading Post-Olympic Quick Takes from the Rising Powers
The recent reversal of fortunes for democracy movements in Asia, particularly in Hong Kong and Myanmar, stands in contrast to an earlier highly successful campaign…
Continue reading Democracy in Action: Past and Present Movements in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Myanmar
There’s still time in August to take stock of your reading progress and update your summer reading list. RPI recommends 5 new books on the…
Continue reading RPI – 5 New Book Recommendations Summer 2021
