From Abandoned to Essential: China’s Ban on International Adoptions Signals a New Era for Daughters
By Makena Tom
For decades, Chinese daughters were abandoned in favor of sons, leading to waves of international adoptions like Kate's. This new restriction on international adoption seems to signal a change in how Chinese society views its daughters today.
Eren Yeager and America’s Preemptive Foreign Policy Strategy
By Nicolas Naing
“If we kill all our enemies on the other side of the sea, will we...

Prop. 36 Would Curb Rates of Theft and Drug Addiction
By Caspar Turner
A national drug crisis and a shoplifting epidemic have combined to make California, and the San Francisco Bay Area in particular, a hotbed of petty crime. Now Californians will have the opportunity to undo this trend, at least in part.
Human Rights Issues in California: The Case of Human Trafficking
By Daniel Villatroro
Human trafficking is a dark shadow looming over California, silently ensnaring thousands each year. It's...

Posts tagged as “Soft Power”

China paves the way, will Asia follow?

By Meher Wadhawan on February 11, 2018

China’s rise as a world power has been comprehensive to say the least. Alongside its growing powerhouse of an economy comes its political ambitions to…

The Crisis of the African National Congress: The Coming Intraparty Conflict

The Crisis of the African National Congress: The Coming Intraparty Conflict

By Tom Kadie on November 30, 2017