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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

March 11, 2024

Religion
A King and His Subjects

The relationship between a Nigerian pastor on death row and his congregation offers a timely glimpse into the nature of devotion and social obedience across African Pentecostal churches. 

A former pastor of a Nigerian Pentecostal church is depicted in two advertisements, one for his birthday and the other for a 2019 presidential bid.

September 18, 2019

Hong Kong
Podcast: Joshua Wong and Brian Leung on Hong Kong's Pro-democracy Movement

Ever since protests gained traction in late spring, Hong Kong has been a focal point for international attention. The protests, which drew approximately two million participants at one point, have co…

Podcast A man walks past a graffiti during a march to demand democracy and political reforms in Hong Kong, China, August 18, 2019.

April 4, 2013

Asia
New From CFR: Joshua Kurlantzick on Democracy’s Woes

In an interview and op-ed last week, CFR fellow Joshua Kurlantzick analyzes the setbacks facing democracy as autocratic powers such as China and Russia advance their own political philosophies in the…

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March 1, 2013

Development
New From CFR: Joshua Kurlantzick on ASEAN Economic Growth

This week on CFR’s Asia Unbound blog, CFR fellow Joshua Kurlantzick analyzes a new article from the Asia Sentinel about ASEAN countries’ exceptional economic growth. As he writes: ...ASEAN is benefi…

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