Category: Global Politics & Economics

Fish Do Not Fly! And They Can’t Swim Through Dams! – Industrialization and Its Toll on the Heart of Local Life Along the Mekong

Lam Phuong Mai 2024-11-20 No Comments

DKU students visited the confluence of the Pak Ing River and the Mekong River, a site emblematic of the pressures facing local fishing practices due to up and downstream dam constructions. The construction has affected fish populations and reduced the amount of sediment reaching downstream regions. Sediments are crucial for maintaining fertile agricultural land and healthy river ecosystems.

Read More »

The Root Causes of the Kashmir Conflict

Ananya Narayan 2024-10-25 No Comments

Submitted by Sophia Paske The Kashmir conflict has been a source of tension in South Asia for nearly 80 years. Before British India was partitioned in 1947, Viceroy Lord Mountbatten encouraged states to join either India or Pakistan. However, issues arose when Pakistan’s claim over the Muslim-majority state of Jammu

Read More »

The One-Child Legacy: Tracing Identity Journeys of Chinese-American Transnational Adoptees Returning to China

Jas Santos 2024-09-24 No Comments

By Jas Santos and Yuqing Wang With special thanks to Kyaira Boughton UPDATE: China’s Foreign Ministry announced Thursday, September 5, 2024 that foreign adoptions of Chinese children will no longer be allowed. Adoptions in process are now canceled. According to China’s Children International, 160,00 Chinese children have been adopted abroad

Read More »

Away from China, to Latin America: How Nearshoring to Latin America Can Cultivate Economic Sovereignty

Amanda Niza Gonzalez Mejia 2024-09-06 No Comments

U.S. nearshoring initiatives, driven by the need to diversify supply chains and reduce reliance on Chinese manufacturing, are increasingly focusing on Latin America. While this transition primarily aims to mitigate U.S. risks associated with geopolitical tensions, it also offers an opportunity for Latin American nations to strategically strengthen their economic

Read More »

I Choose to Remain Palestinian

Malak Waleed Abed Alhaq Musabeh 2024-05-07 No Comments

One of my favorite things about myself is my mixed background. This diversity has taught me to appreciate the beauty in our differences and fueled my desire to explore other identities, which is why I chose to attend university in China. However, carrying different nationalities has shown me that prejudice

Read More »

What Went Wrong at Boeing?

Daivik Thanki 2024-05-07 No Comments

Boeing is a long-standing icon of American industry with a formidable history of leadership in the manufacturing and innovation of aeronautic technology. However, deadly malfunctions in recent years have signaled a steep nosedive in the firm’s reputation and stability. Since 2018, quality issues with Boeing products have directly caused hundreds

Read More »

Lessons Learned from the Closure of Yale-NUS: The Importance of Communication and Curricular Adaptability 

Sebastian Portilla 2024-02-04 No Comments

Liberal arts projects in non-US contexts have existed since the 20th century. The 2006 joint venture between Sorbonne University, Université Paris Cité and the Government of Abu Dhabi has more than a decade of existence despite handling multiple affiliations and operating in an authoritative context. These two and countless other examples indicate transnational liberal arts programs are feasible, but what catalyzed such an unfortunate end for the Singaporean joint venture, and what can others learn from it? 

Read More »

Sites@Duke Express is powered by WordPress. Read the Sites@Duke Express policies and FAQs, or request help.