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![From Poppies to Labs: The Dynamics of Afghanistan’s Methamphetamine Industry](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f5593053e5b891978991ab1/1731361176162-U5SSUVSDAD0XNOOEMTIE/Screenshot+2024-11-11+at+9.39.18%E2%80%AFpm.png)
From Poppies to Labs: The Dynamics of Afghanistan’s Methamphetamine Industry
![China’s Left-Behind Children and the Path to Common Prosperity](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f5593053e5b891978991ab1/1714137524571-36C36INIOBY4TJXY41SM/Screenshot+2024-04-26+at+2.17.15+PM.png)
China’s Left-Behind Children and the Path to Common Prosperity
With over 69 million Left-Behind Children in China, Angelina looks how their stories are increasingly shaped by larger political and economic forces.
![A Bird’s Eye View of Central Asian Migration](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f5593053e5b891978991ab1/1714118493361-QKWD48MC2O57MS4QB2NW/Screenshot+2024-04-26+at+09.01.24.png)
A Bird’s Eye View of Central Asian Migration
Few regions can claim to have a history of migration as long as that of Central Asia. Ralf explores the patterns and causes of migration in the region.
![The Belt and Road Initiative: A Pursuit of Hegemony](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f5593053e5b891978991ab1/1709379642632-OUTR6UUULOA940QIF53Y/Screenshot+2024-03-02+at+11.40.33+AM.png)
The Belt and Road Initiative: A Pursuit of Hegemony
The BRI was introduced as a critical foreign policy strategy, but has its appeal diminished and what would this mean for Chinese hegemony in Asia? Aryaman unpacks these important questions in this article.
![Contesting Shenzhen’s Modernity: State-legitimisation and public resistance in the People’s Republic of China](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f5593053e5b891978991ab1/1701708361921-RQDBCKENPE4VT4TLRW6C/image-asset.jpeg)
Contesting Shenzhen’s Modernity: State-legitimisation and public resistance in the People’s Republic of China
Fynn explains how Shenzhen is used as a tool for political legitimisation and explores what the city reveals about the power of the state and its ideology.
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South Korea in Squid Game
Callie Yoo discusses how the popular Netflix series invokes nostalgia while confronting viewers with uncomfortable truths about South Korean society.
![Evergrande: The Grand Plan Behind the Fall of China’s Property Industry](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f5593053e5b891978991ab1/1634661927545-4E6SZA8WEQU7LVMXADPF/unsplash-image-xKakOOJ04ZM.jpg)