Interviews'A political outsider assumes presidential office' The election of Yoon Suk-Yeol in South Korea will likely deepen the existing social problems in the country reports Henning Effner in Seoul
Foreign and security policyKazakhstan’s balancing act In January, the Kazakh government called in Russian troops as a response to protests. With the war in Ukraine, it tries to keep distance from Moscow By Christoph P. Mohr
Democracy and societyWhy we must remember Afghanistan While all eyes are on Ukraine, Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis has been forgotten. But only with international aid can Afghans build a future By Kern Hendricks
Democracy and societyJapan’s feminist reckoning In World War II, the Japanese Army forced women and girls into sexual slavery. With ‘Me too’ gaining momentum, it’s time to reckon with the past By Yoshiko Shimada
Democracy and societyChina’s Olympic-sized challenge The upcoming start of the Beijing Winter Olympics has added pressure on China to fight Omicron. But its ‘zero Covid’ strategy is unsustainable By Björn Alpermann
Economy and ecologyIndia's farmers want the agrarian crisis to end With the largest protest in human history, India's farmers forced the Modi regime to repeal the neoliberal farm laws. But the struggle isn't over yet By D.K. Giri, T.N. Prakash Kammardi
Economy and ecologyChina's new road to prosperity? China has achieved unprecedented growth and poverty reduction — at the cost of rising inequality. Now, the CCP looks to rebalance ‘growth and sharing’ By Jiannan Guo, Lei Zhang, Jincai He
Democracy and societyThe straw that broke Kazakhstan's back The most violent protests of the past 30 years have erupted across Kazakhstan — exposing decades of inequality, injustice, and corruption By Paolo Sorbello
Work and digitalisationA Chinese law made in Europe Inspired by the EU's GDPR, China has introduced a law to protect individuals’ personal data. It's another move to rein it the power of Big Tech By Timo Daum
Future of social democracyThe reality behind Squid Game The TV show portrayed the stark inequality and brutal competition in today’s South Korea. Their origins lie in the developmentalist model of the 1970s By Jin-Wook Shin