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Our blog features the work of our executive team and general members, writing on topics relating to international security.
Tearing Down the Wall: Transnational Chinese Feminist Solidarity amidst Xi’s Politics of Censorship
Author: Isabelle Lee Under Xi Jinping’s authoritarian rule, Chinese feminists face a resurgence of state suppression. The CCP’s tight control over public discourse has intensified through pervasive online censorship, surveillance, and intimidation. As a result, feminist activism has been forced underground. Photo Source: The Economist: China says it defends women's rights. So why attack feminists? In 2015, the arrests of the “ Feminist Five ” launched discussions of feminism
Oct 272 min read
Revolution, Live: Nepal's Gen-Z uprising
Author: Alex McDonald Black smoke rose over Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, at the beginning of September. The sight of burning buildings, young people sprinting through the streets, and a heavy police presence flooded social media feeds. Media outlets quickly dubbed it the “Gen-Z revolution.” The uprising was triggered by then–Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli’s attempt to ban twenty-six social media platforms, but its roots ran much deeper. Photo source: The New Yorker, Kapi
Oct 83 min read
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