Jan 28: Trump ends shutdown, Maduro’s support wanes, Malaysia elects new King
North America & Canada US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross has attracted scorn for suggesting workers
Month: January 2019
Symbols of Movements Past: Five Symbols that Shaped the Face of Modern Protests
In light of the French Yellow Vests Protests, what other movements have used symbols to such effect? The IAS Gazette explores a few of them.
Jan 21: Trump-Kim summit 2.0 slated for Feb, Maduro plans 300% minimum wage hike, May survives no-confidence vote
North America & Canada US President Donald Trump has hit back at Buzzfeed news for
Why do regimes collapse in post-colonial SEA?
In the 70 or so years since Europe left Southeast Asia, some regimes have survived,
Jan 14: French protests continue, Trump renews national emergency threat, and Macedonia’s naming conundrum
North America US President Donald Trump has made his first TV address to the nation
The Winding Road of Tolkien’s Jewish Allegory
“I didn’t intend it, but when you’ve got these people on your hands, you’ve got to make them different, haven’t you?” “The dwarves of course are quite obviously, wouldn’t you say that in many ways they remind you of the Jews? Their words are Semitic, obviously, constructed to be Semitic. The hobbits are just rustic English people,” he said.
Jan 7: Xi issues Taiwan ultimatum, German politicians hacked, and Pelosi takes gavel
North America California Democrat Nancy Pelosi has again been elected as Speaker – the third
Behind Trump’s Protectionism
In the final part of our Life at the Embassy series, we talk to Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) graduate Windy Tay to find out more about her internship at the U.S. Commercial Service at US Embassy Singapore.
