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Stealth Authoritarianism in China, and What it Means for the Rest of the World

by Matthew Beylinson | Mar 24, 2022 | SUNY-Binghamton

            In 1982 term limits were imposed on the office of the President of China. They were created by Deng Xiaoping (then president of China) to prevent another Mao-style autocrat from coming into power and dominating Chinese politics. Xiaoping did not blame Mao...

The Global Echo of Viktor Orbán’s Populist Cries

by Michael McClure | Feb 26, 2022 | University of Chicago

On January 3, former U.S. president Donald Trump offered, via his Save America political action committee, an endorsement of Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán ahead of the 2022 parliamentary elections in Hungary, in which Orbán will be running for reelection on...

Chinese Spies and the “China Initiative”: How Protection From Foreign Threats Can Harm Our Democracy

by Sarah Hoffman | Feb 12, 2022 | Ohio State University

On January 20th of this year, the Justice Department dropped all of its charges against Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Gang Chen, conceding that their evidence no longer met the burden of proof. Dr. Chen had been arrested in January of last year on...

Why the 2022 Winter Olympics Won’t Be a Repeat of 1988

by Alex Wang | Feb 5, 2022 | University of Chicago

Today marks the first day of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, which becomes the first city to enjoy the privilege of hosting both the Summer and Winter Olympics. The selection of host cities for the Olympic Games and other major international sporting competitions has...

Japan’s Concern over Taiwan and its Consequences

by Shane Blalock | Nov 30, 2021 | University of Georgia

Taiwan and Japan haven’t maintained much of a relationship with each other as neighboring states over the years, but this ambiguous relationship may be threatened by concerns of China’s future goals for the fledgling state and their surrounding waters. This year...
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