Regardless of what shape new digital platform policies ultimately take, America must rise to the challenge and be a leader among the world’s democracies on this issue. Re-examining why it matters is worthwhile, writes Tim Ridout.

On June 6, Peruvians went to the polls to choose between two candidates who represented extreme positions in the country’s second-round presidential runoff. This polarizing choice—between the potentially authoritarian right and an empowered, socialist left led one analyst consulted for this piece to refer to the options as being akin to the “the precipice and the abyss,” writes Jane S. Jaquette and Dr. Abraham F. Lowenthal

There is more continuity between the Biden and Trump policies towards China than meets the eye. In fact, there is more continuity than change, writes Joshua Kirschenbaum.

Pacific Council Director Teddy Schwarzman in conversation with author and journalist Tara Kangarlou about her recently released book, “The Heartbeat of Iran”.

As the United States catches up with internal vaccination goals, continued aggressive production and distribution by the United States of vaccines throughout the Western Hemisphere is the next logical public health action, writes Samuel Stratton.

With the rising tide of anti-Asian hate crimes, Asian American Olympians, Paralympians, and professional athletes are speaking out about racist violence, writes Christine Kim.

As Iran’s role in Afghanistan’s future appears uncertain, it is up to diplomacy and para-diplomacy to address this handicap—but without Qatar on its side, Tehran’s efforts to gain a foothold in Afghanistan could be shunned by regional and international actors, writes Banafsheh Keynoush.

By allowing a plan for a casino to be developed on the periphery of Angkor Wat, Cambodia’s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts is prioritizing economic stability and growth but risks jeopardizing an integral part of the nation’s past, writes Alexis Timko.

Spurred by the rise in anti-Asian crime, Red Canary Magazine Managing Editor Phuong-Cac Nguyen gathers her family for a cross-generational conversation about culture and identity.

France’s newly proposed law banning women under the age of 18 from wearing hijabs in public is not only an attack against Muslims, particularly hijabi-women, but on all minority groups living in France, writes Ida Ghohestani.