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Understanding Kashmir

Understanding Kashmir

Suvir Kaul of the School of Arts and Sciences talks about political conflict between Indian and Pakistan. “I’m watching this [Indian] government doing all it can to change that kind of unitary sense of the nation and that’s what worries me enormously,” said Kaul.

The role of UN ambassador, explained
United Nations member flags raised outside of the UN building in New York

The role of UN ambassador, explained

Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, distinguished global leader-in-residence at Perry World House, describes the workings of the U.S. ambassador to the U.N.—and whether it matters that it’s no longer of cabinet status.
30 years after Tiananmen Square, a changed China largely ignores the milestone
Protesters in Hong Kong

Hong Kong residents gathered in Stanley Park for a candlelight vigil to remember the victims of the crackdown. 

30 years after Tiananmen Square, a changed China largely ignores the milestone

Political scientist Avery Goldstein discusses the mood in Beijing this week, and how the regime has suppressed the history of the crackdown.

Gwyneth K. Shaw

Who will be the UK’s next prime minister?
Big Ben with united kingdom and european union flags

Who will be the UK’s next prime minister?

Theresa May is out, but who replaces her is tricky to predict, says Brendan O’Leary of the School of Arts and Sciences.

Gwyneth K. Shaw