Looking to the past to understand the impacts of human land use in South Asia
Whether through agricultural practices, deforestation, or urbanization, how modern humans use land has had an unprecedented ...
Foreign Affairs1d
The Roots of South Korea’s Political Crisis
Less than two weeks later, with South Korea’s highest court still reviewing Yoon’s case, acting President Han Duck-soo was ...
The Diplomat2d
The Contradictions of Religion and Politics in Southeast Asia
Being a Christian is very important to being truly Filipino; And it is very important that the Philippine president shares ...
Independent Online15d
Political Infighting in South Africa: The Crisis of the Government of National Unity
At a time when South Africans should be mourning the loss of their brave soldiers, these political squabbles not only serve to undermine the government’s credibility but also distract from the ...
dw15d
Syria's political road map backs new president amid reforms
Is the political program inclusive enough to put ... This more detailed road map for Syria's future followed a day after al-Sharaa's first speech at the "Conference for Announcing the Victory ...
The New York Times18d
How Google Maps Plans to Handle the ‘Gulf of America’
On Monday, Google said it would update its maps to display Gulf of America as soon as the U.S. government updated its official maps. “We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes ...
The Atlantic19d
Trump Can’t Escape the Laws of Political Gravity
And then there is retribution. Political physics runs along the lines of the lyrics composed by Johnny Cash: “That old wheel / Is gonna roll around once more / When it does / It will even up the ...
The Straits Times22d
South Korea’s economy barely grows in Q4 as political crisis jolts 2025 outlook
SEOUL – South Korea’s economy barely grew in the fourth quarter of 2024, as the country’s worst political crisis in ... s Dec 3 martial law edict. Asia’s fourth-largest economy has ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer22d
Political crisis hits South Korea growth — central bank
Seoul, South Korea ... amid ongoing political chaos which experts say has affected consumer confidence and domestic demand. The two-percent expansion for Asia’s fourth-largest economy ...
Business Times22d
South Korea’s economy struggles to grow amid political crisis
Private and government consumption rose 0.2 per cent and 0.5 per cent, respectively. The political turmoil has added to worries for the economy when South Korean businesses are already concerned that ...