Amitav Ghosh’s remarkable book, Smoke and Ashes: Opium’s hidden histories, deserves its critical acclaim.
Imperial Britain forced opium on China in the name of ‘free trade’ and corrupted India in the process. It’s a disturbing story, that doesn’t fit any of the grand narratives of global markets and their benefits. It’s […]
Continue Reading →This essay is part of a series, Fletcher Voices. WPF invited students at Tufts University’s the Fletcher School for Law and Diplomacy to submit short essays reflecting on the impact of coronavirus. Xiaodan (Zoe) Huang is a second-year Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy candidate at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Her […]
Continue Reading →The past week has given us contrasting pictures of how the world’s top two powers are making decisions about military spending, with announcements of plans for spending increases by both Donald Trump and the Chinese leadership. The comparison is not a flattering one for the US.
China announced its annual defense budget increase for […]
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