Umbrellas and Eggs

NEED TO KNOW HONG KONG Umbrellas and Eggs Protesters shut down Hong Kong’s commuter rail system in late July. They blocked trains […]

No Help, Please

NEED TO KNOW INDIA No Help, Please Prosecutors in India recently ordered a local legal aid and human rights organization to shut […]

Begging for Peace

NEED TO KNOW AFGHANISTAN Begging for Peace Taliban fighters recently attacked the Afghan Ministry of Defense, sparking an eight-hour gun battle that […]

Islands in the Stream

NEED TO KNOW INDONESIA Islands in the Stream When the longtime dictator of Indonesia, Suharto, lost power in 1998 after three decades […]

Across the South China Sea

NEED TO KNOW TAIWAN Across the South China Sea The Taiwanese are closely watching Hong Kong as pro-democracy activists and Chinese security […]