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Ghosts of Colonialism: Unrest and Political Identity in Peru
“We have been getting killed from the very beginning,” Clara Mongé said, reflecting on contemporary Peru from her home in Delray Beach, FL. She left her native country decades ago, but her walls still display a colorful blend of Spanish…
A Divine Absence: Three Decades after the kidnapping of the Panchen Lama
On an otherwise sedate afternoon in May 1995, residents of a remote village in Lhari, Northern Tibet, watched in stunned silence as armed men stormed into one of the town’s homes, snatched a family of herders, and fled as quickly…
We Are One: Protests in Iran Unite the Iranian-American Community
Following the murder of Mahsa Amini on September 16, 2022, a wave of protests broke out in Iran and around the world. Nearly 7,000 miles from Tehran, Persian students at Yale have joined millions across the globe in offering support…
Sonnenfeld’s Data War
How does a professor become an enemy of the Russian state? How does a team of Yale students become a premier economic intelligence research engine? How does that professor and his small but mighty team galvanize a corporate exodus, lacerate…
Understanding China’s Current Real Estate Crisis
Over the past year, news agencies alleged that Chinese real estate developers operate as Ponzi schemes and are on the brink of collapse. This assertion demands sufficient evidence as such behavior may harbor financial crimes that, if exposed, could damage…
Coming Apart: Central Asia’s Shifting Ties with Russia
For 17 years, Joanna Lillis has worked in Kazakhstan as a journalist for publications like The Guardian and The Economist. She has become one of the foremost writers covering Central Asian affairs and is the author of a book on…
Neither Law Nor Justice: Poland’s Ruling Party Undermines Judicial Independence
In 2019, Poland’s state TV broadcaster, Telewizja Polska S.A. (TVP), accused Wojciech Sadurski of criminal defamation over a tweet. A dual citizen of Poland and Australia, Sadurski is Challis Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Sydney. In recent years,…
Safe and Sound: Understanding Crisis Preparedness in Finland
On February 24, much of Europe was shocked by the footage of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine. But citizens of Finland have spent decades watching detailed videos about how their society would respond to a foreign military attack. The most…