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March 21, 2023

China
The PBoC Props Up China’s Housing Market

The PBoC has fine-tuned its mortgage rates policy to stabilize housing prices, but not without unintended consequences.

A pedestrian walks past an Evergrande residential development in Hong Kong, China, November 27, 2021. (Lam Yik/REUTERS)

December 14, 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa
The Prophecy of Nigeria’s TB Joshua

Nigerians like to say that they are the happiest people in the world and the most religious. Public events commonly open and close with prayer. Causation of events, big or small is routinely ascribed…

megachurch-nigeria

October 27, 2024

Japan
Japan’s Ruling Coalition Rules No More

On Sunday, Japanese voters handed the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior partner, Komeito, an unmistakable defeat.

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba leaves after speaking to the media at the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) headquarters

June 3, 2016

China
Forty-Five Minutes With Joshua Wong

Four years ago, when he was just fifteen years old, Joshua Wong launched a campaign to prevent Beijing from enforcing its own version of history in Hong Kong schools. Along with other student activis…

Joshua Wong Umbrella Revolution Protests

October 21, 2024

Southeast Asia
Is the United States Losing Ground to China in Southeast Asia?

The United States’ influence in Southeast Asia is waning as China strengthens its position.

Vietnam and China's leaders wear blue suits while shaking hands in front of red and yellow flags.

October 25, 2024

United States
Election 2024: How to Respond to the Axis of Autocracies

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This week: Increased cooperation among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea will present the next president wi…

Marlin Lunda on fire after Houthi missile strike