by Yidian Zhao | Dec 9, 2025 | University of Pittsburgh
In January 2025, a 30-year-old man from Chiang Rai, Thailand, Mongkol Thirakot, was sentenced to 50 years in prison after being accused of posting 27 Facebook posts related to Thailand’s monarchy. It is the heaviest sentence recorded so far under the country’s...
by Yidian Zhao | Nov 15, 2025 | University of Pittsburgh
In July 2023, South Korea was hit by severe monsoon rains. The Marine Corps was dispatched to Yecheon for rescue operations. Corporal Chae Su-geun, a 20-year-old marine, and his team were ordered to enter fast-moving floodwaters without life vests or safety equipment....
by Mart Peedel | May 26, 2025 | Tartu University
The Polish people are in the process of electing a new president, and these elections are among the most significant in the country’s recent history. The first round of the election took place on the 19th of May, with centrist Rafał Trzaskowski narrowly...
by KYAW LWIN | Oct 5, 2023 | School of Public Policy, Chiang Mai University
In recent years, populism has surged onto the global political stage, becoming a formidable political force (Guttieri, 2019). It draws its strength from its appeal to the perceived grievances of ordinary citizens against a privileged elite, transcending borders to...
by Ryan Yong | Jul 24, 2022 | Dartmouth College
This month, former Uber lobbyist Mark MacGann revealed over 124,000 documents of extensive notes and messages between world leaders and Uber executives around the world, which laid the foundation to Uber’s rapid success. The Uber Files illustrate the importance of...
