Nicaragua has historically been regarded as one of the safest Central American nations. This is in part due to low levels of corruption and homicide coupled with the fact that unrest and violence in Nicaragua is not as pervasive as…
Local customary law theoretically establishes land rights in many parts of Indonesia. However, the central government has historically ignored indigenous ownership and stewardship as it gave away indigenous land to corporations for palm oil and mining operations. Recently, the central…
Since the ceasefire at the end of the Korean War in 1953, North and South Korea have developed in vastly different directions. South Korea has become one of the world’s largest economies, while North Korea’s totalitarian regime has become one…
Among the myriad consequences of climate change is the threat posed by the increasing frequency of epidemics. Sub-Saharan Africa has proven especially susceptible to the new paradigm of climate-driven disease transmission, and while a global response to human-caused climate change…
The technological dystopia and the death of privacy described in contemporary science fiction is now a tangible reality for the Uyghur minority in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. Having witnessed their homeland being turned into a place where virulent…