Photo: Teen Vogue The common stereotype of Indians portrayed online is that we’re bad drivers, lack civic sense and basic hygiene (we’ve all seen those TikToks about street food vendors). While all of this may be true to some extent, what I’ve always heard people say is that Indians complain
Photo: The Atlantic Over the past few years, the art of gambling has reached unprecedented heights in the United States. What started in the taverns of the Wild West took the Las Vegas Strip by storm and eventually moved online. Beyond the familiar turn of cards and spin of roulette
(Photo: Shibayama Family – BBC News) America has a long history of racially profiling and marginalising Asian communities through its immigration laws, foreign policy decisions, and wartime actions. Much of this history is often told through the lens of Chinese exclusion or the internment of Japanese Americans, yet the extent
After years of legal battles, national security fights, executive orders, and shifting political winds, TikTok’s U.S. operation has officially been sold to American investors as of January 23, averting the long-threatened ban that could have cut off more than 200 million American users from the platform. ByteDance, the China-based parent
Photo: Xinwen Hu From October 17-19, DKU held the inaugural Sino-Foreign Model United Nations conference in a partnership with New York University Shanghai, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, and the University of Nottingham Ningbo. Co-sponsored by the DKU Library, this conference marked a milestone: it was the largest fully student-led conference DKU
NATO allies see the recent airspace violations as tests of Western resolve. Moscow denies any involvement and frames the accusations as Western provocations. While Operation Eastern Sentry reinforces deterrence across the eastern flank, the alliance remains cautious not to escalate the conflict further. The EU plans to impose new sanctions, signaling a collective pushback against Moscow’s aggression. The US’s response remains mixed as Trump’s dismissal of the breaches as “accidental” contrasts sharply with NATO’s warnings.
As a Sino-American joint venture between Duke University and China, the 2024 US elections were widely observed on DKU’s campus. As the new administration takes foot, the DKU community reflected on how the election has impacted them. Ky Boughton, a DKU junior, worked to smooth out the absentee voting process
Mongolia has become a popular destination for Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) – or North Korean – defectors seeking refuge since the mid-1990s. As a signatory to the UN Human Rights Convention, Mongolia is bound by international law to welcome these refugees regardless of their diplomatic relations with the
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which began in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea and escalated into a full-scale invasion in 2022, is one of the most consequential global security challenges the world has faced. The violence and instability have widespread ramifications, including a humanitarian crisis, global food market
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.
