July 22 Mosul, Iraq A 16-year-old German teen was found in Iraq after allegedly fleeing from her home to join ISIS. After Mosul was liberated, the teen, along with other…
This week around the world: June 24–30
June 24 Muju, South Korea South Korean President Moon Jae-in made a proposal to North Korea to form a unified taekwondo team that would compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics,…
This week around the world: June 17–23
June 18 Paris, France Newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron and his allies emerged from parliamentary elections with a clear majority of seats, despite a turnout where less than half of…
Spotlight on South Asia flips the script of social justice
On April 28, Kanak Dixit, a prominent journalist, political activist, writer, and publisher from Nepal, began his talk entitled, “Democracy, Civil Society, & Human Rights in South Asia,” by encouraging the…
Dueling development: Bay of Bengal an economic flashpoint for China and India
On Dec. 1, as part of the Institute for Asian Studies’ ongoing Visiting Scholar Lecture Series, Dr. Chanwahn Kim, professor of Indian and ASEAN Studies at the Graduate School of…
India’s mental health crisis
The recent tragedy at Umpqua Community College has once again surfaced mental health as a topic of discussion. The stigmatization, ignorance and lack of adequate policy to support those who…