I just sent off the final version of my article ‘ASEAN Intervention in Cambodia: From Cold War to Conditionality’ to the Pacific Review. It will be coming out in volume 20, number 4, which hits the shelves in December. Be sure to reserve your copy
Doreen Lawrence, mother of Stephen Lawrence, the black teenager murdered in 1993, has launched a broadside against Boris Johnson, citing a 2002 article in which he refers to ‘flag-waving piccaninnies’ (a pejorative term for black children) and suggesting that when Tony Blair visited the Congo, ‘the tribal warriors will all break out in watermelon smiles [...]
Like many students, I have very little time or energy for recreational reading. After a 10-hour day spent reading books or staring at a computer screen, my eyes tire quickly of an evening and reading more books is often just exhausting. This is of constant regret. At school, I read voraciously; as soon as I [...]
Here is a review I wrote of the Oscar-nominated documentary, Jesus Camp. Alex, this one’s for you. Thanks for the heads-up.