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On races, cultures and friendship

On races, cultures and friendship

by Grace Tsoi | May 19, 2022 | Personal Reflections, WPI Activities

Hong Kong is a largely racially homogeneous society, as only about 8% of the population is non-Chinese. Back home, I am in a privileged position as the majority. I do not need to tackle any racial issues. I am taken as who I am, and my skin color does not matter. In...
China-U.S. competition need not erupt into war

China-U.S. competition need not erupt into war

by Meghdeep Bhattacharyya | May 16, 2022 | Nuclear Policy and Security, Nuclear Threats and Security, Policy, Political Coverage, Politics, WPI Activities

China believes democracy is in decline and the era of a unipolar world order dominated by the United States is all but over. In that context, one wonders where the world is headed, and if we are going to see a war involving China and the United States. Michael McFaul,...
Time seen as ally in sanctions vs. Russia

Time seen as ally in sanctions vs. Russia

by Meghdeep Bhattacharyya | May 14, 2022 | Nuclear Threats and Security, Policy, Political Coverage, Politics, WPI Activities

Are the sanctions, which have not deterred Vladimir Putin thus far, likely to be effective in Russia? Michael McFaul, an American academic and diplomat who served as the U.S. ambassador to Russia (2012-14), believes it might lead to the end of Putinism in the long...
South Asia’s nuclear jitters

South Asia’s nuclear jitters

by Meghdeep Bhattacharyya | May 7, 2022 | Nuclear Policy and Security, Nuclear Threats and Security, Policy, Politics, WPI Activities

The South Asia equation, given nuclear-armed neighbors Pakistan, India and China, with testy ties, is one that is “the most disturbing, the most unsettling,” according to Paul Carroll, a well-regarded expert on nuclear weapons programs. Carroll is director of the...
India’s sobering drop in human freedom

India’s sobering drop in human freedom

by Meghdeep Bhattacharyya | Apr 29, 2022 | Policy, Politics, Racial Equity & Police Reform, WPI Activities

India has shown a near-constant decline between 2013 and 2019, in various parameters of personal, civil, and economic freedom measured in the Human Freedom Index, and since 2008 it’s had “the biggest drop.” The Index, co-published by the Cato Institute in the United...
Immigrant’s brewery survives, thrives

Immigrant’s brewery survives, thrives

by Meghdeep Bhattacharyya | Apr 21, 2022 | Immigration, Personal Reflections, WPI Activities

A visit to the August Schell Brewing Co., during our recent trip to New Ulm, Minn., was an enthralling experience for the WPI class of 2022, a few of whom were inside a brewery for the very first time. Some even a got a tad tipsy, after a remarkable tasting session...

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