EAST ASIA

JAPAN: ‘Popular sovereignty means little if Japan is bound by US military decisions’

Koichi Nakano | JAPAN

CONFLICT | CRISIS

HONG KONG: ‘Independent civil society is being replaced with state-aligned structures’

Alric Lee | HONG KONG

CHINA: ‘The state is using generative AI to engineer reality through informational gaslighting’

Fergus Ryan | AUSTRALIA

‘The new prime minister signals a shift towards a confrontational approach that risks destabilising the region’

Akio Takayanagi | JAPAN

‘The North Korean human rights movement is facing its greatest crisis since it began in the 1990s’

Hanna Song | SOUTH KOREA

‘Controversial legislative measures triggered a citizen-led mass movement’

Leah Lin | TAIWAN

‘The diaspora is playing key roles in advocating for human rights and raising international awareness’

Laura Naw | HONG KONG

‘Democratic states have been slow to recognise Chinese transnational repression on their soil’

Scilla Alecci | UNITED STATES

‘The roots of young people’s political disengagement lie in their lack of representation’

Aoi Horiuchi | JAPAN

‘As far-right forces gain ground, the political landscape is shifting to the right’

Hyun-Phil Na | SOUTH KOREA