Issue section: Global Crises and Uprisings

Civic Resistance to Japanese Militarism

By: Donald C. Wood Winter 2020

Japan’s 5.26 trillion-yen fiscal 2019 defense budget set a new record for the fifth straight year, as the country continued to beef up its armed forces while keeping a wary eye fixed on North Korea and China. The

Sudan’s Revolution of 2019

At the Crossroads of Africa and the Arab World

By: Kevin B. Anderson Winter 2020

Sudan’s revolution is not only Arab but also African in a way not seen in the 2011 Arab uprisings. The old regime combined Islamism and a racist form of Arabism with military rule, touching off in response a

The Puerto Rican Summer

By: Rafael Bernabe Winter 2020

The summer of 2019 will go down as a major moment in Puerto Rico’s history. Between July 10 and 25, street protests—unprecedented in their intensity, persistence, diversity, and size—led to an unprecedented result: The Island’s highest government official

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