The Taiwan Question: From Civil War to External Intervention
How did an island and its mainland – bound by one language, history, and culture – drift to the edge of conflict, and whose hand has kept that divide open across the decades?
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Tricontinental Interventions: Conjunctural Analysis from Asia (TICAA) is a bimonthly publication that focuses on issues pertaining to the continent of Asia. TICAA will have essay(s) from various regions of the continent to intervene in the ‘battle of ideas’.
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Not a Matter of Fate: Okinawa under US-Japanese Rule
One in three Okinawans died in the Battle of Okinawa; decades later US military bases fester like an open wound, bringing crime and pollution.
Breaking the Stranglehold: How China is Shattering US Technological Hegemony
China’s rapid technological advances offer hope for the Global South to break the dominance and dependence imposed by the West.
Contemporary Challenges for the Malaysian Left
To understand the current situation in Malaysia we need a brief overview of the history and political and economic development of the country.
Is Asia Possible?
No political force in Asia could legitimately drive a Pan-Asian agenda. There simply was no intellectual or political resource generated during the Cold War that developed a progressive pan-Asian platform.
Neoliberalism Against Revolution: Iran’s Challenges for Resistance
Iran, under their supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, remains firmly opposed to the Zionist regime and the US. It also has substantial military capabilities for self-defence.
Imperialism’s Hold on West Asia: A Case of Defence Purchases
West Asian countries spent collectively over $220 billion on defence in 2024, accounting for 15.6% of the region’s total budget and around 9.5% of all global defence expenditure. According to the World Bank, West Asia’s…
The Thai People’s Struggle for Democracy Amidst Deep State and Coup D’etats
Thailand’s deep state – an entrenched alliance of the military, monarchy, and big capital – has shaped the nation’s political landscape since the Cold War. Despite successive coups and judicial interventions, democratic and progressive forces…
Sri Lanka’s New Government, the Indo-Pacific Debt Trap, and the Struggle for the 21st Century
While there may be a new President and a slew of new faces in Parliament, the officials in charge of the Treasury and Central Bank of Sri Lanka remain the same.
Memory and Resistance in Palestinian Art
The art produced by Palestinian artists is to constantly challenge the dehumanization of their lives by gaze of imperialist media and to show their resistance to occupation.
Workers Resist Australian Government’s Attempts to Smash Unions
New legislation introduced by the Australian Labor Party government grants them full and unchallengeable access to trade unions funds, and the right to sack any and all of union staff, officials, or elected leaders.
Nepal’s Fight for Sovereignty, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the US’s New Cold War against China
On 27 February 2022, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact was ratified by the Nepal Parliament following a motion proposed by the Prime Minister of the coalition government, Sher Bahadur Deuba, leader of Nepali Congress…