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An absolutely remarkable graph. Not just because of the China role - which we knew. It visually conveys how - if you take PRC, ROK, and Japan out - the rest of the world is almost absent.

Why doesn't the working class want socialism and instead prefers fascism -> we need to examine the nature of "wants" and commodity fetishism -> know who else studied fetishes? sigmund freud -> we're merging marxism and psychoanalysis -> jazz is fascist

In this new open access (🔓) article, Viet Dung Trinh unpacks #Vietnam’s nuanced securitization of China’s assertiveness in the South China Sea. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

The Mainichi Shimbun has an article examining Sanseito's draft of a new Japanese constitution, finding that the following basic human rights guaranteed in Japan's current constitution have been removed: •Freedom of expression •Freedom of religion •Freedom of thought and

So much insight from Nathan Batto on the recall movement. We spoke about how thresholds were lowered in 2016 (the Sunflower Movement), why bids were more successful in cities vs rural communities (social cost), and the impact of a perpetual election cycle (behavior change).

Japan’s right-wing party pushes motherhood over careers, queries gender policies Sohei Kamiya, leader of Sanseito party, called for a societal shift that encourages more women to stay home and raise children, rather than pursue full-time careers. asahi.com/ajw/articles/1…

The surge in anti-immigrant sentiment in Japan has led to increasing online attacks against award-winning author Yu Miri (TOKYO UENO STATION). Attackers tell her not to write in Japanese and "go home." Yu is Zainichi Korean, born in Japan. Japanese is her native language.

A frontline report from Gaza on a people forced to face death from starvation or being shot in a perilous quest to obtain meager rations — by عبد القادر صباح who is himself struggling to fight the spreading famine dropsitenews.com/p/israeli-star…

Koizumi criticized Ishiba for saying that the LDP is still the largest party in the House of Councillors despite losing the majority. Koizumi said the public wants to see reflection, not self-congratulation and urged Ishiba to face the failure head on instead of making excuses.

🚨 Ishiba has informed those around him just minutes ago that he plans to formally announce his resignation in late August. This is a developing story

Looks like the EU and China have a deliverable for their summit. Joint statement on climate is done, negotiations wrapped up overnight. Will go to ambassadors at Coreper II today for approval

New research published by the Lancet finds that economic sanctions imposed by the USA and EU are associated with more than 500,000 deaths per year since 1970, five times more than deaths by war. thelancet.com/journals/langl…

Really interesting piece from Kathrin Hille about the KMT's soul-searching amid the massive recall. “Advocating cross-Strait peace has not given us any advantage,” a senior KMT official said. “So we have to conclude they do not trust us with that.” ft.com/content/49a1be…

The content of my thoughts is now an object in the world!! Thank you, thank you to everyone who supported the research or supported the writing or supported me & the research & the writing - I’m so grateful & happy & can’t wait to celebrate the release with you all on 4 Sept😍🐥!

Hoy en Barcelona, los equipos de investigación de Real Instituto Elcano y CIDOB vuelven a encontrarse en un nuevo #RetiroElcanoCIDOB para reflexionar conjuntamente sobre el mundo actual y compartir ideas y análisis entre los principales think tanks del país. ¡Un placer encontrarnos de nuevo!

I'm so appalled and speechless I don't even know what to say. US lifts sanctions on Myanmar junta allies after general praises Trump reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

So, in essence, two regimes with fundamental structural weaknesses, both with weak democratic legitimation, are engaged in a dangerous face-off that has little to do with the the land being disputed and much to do with their miserable internal politics. 14/14

The United States, China and Malaysia, which is the current chair of ASEAN regional bloc, have offered to facilitate dialogue but Bangkok is seeking a bilateral solution to the conflict, Thai foreign ministry spokesperson Nikorndej Balankura told Reuters.

Brilliant piece by Ilias Alami and co, on global asymmetries and how they shape countries' capacity to pursue industrial policy interventions. phenomenalworld.org/analysis/indus…

Excellent thread by Lee Jones. This point is vital. Both regimes in #Cambodia and #Thailand are struggling economically and politically, and this distraction serves a purpose. For #Cambodia watchers, I'd add that the conflict reveals how firmly Hun Sen remains in charge.