Cultural Couture: How Asian Fashion Projects Power and Identity

South Korea and Thailand are turning fashion into a diplomatic language– one spoken through K-pop runways, artisanal textiles, and global storytelling. South Korea’s state-driven, celebrity-powered machine broadcasts an image of sleek modernity, while Thailand’s heritage-rooted entrepreneurship transforms tradition into contemporary allure. Together, they reveal how fashion can rewrite stereotypes, cultivate national pride, and pull global audiences closer, one strategically crafted garment at a time.

AsiaRashi SinghDecember 11, 2025asian fashion, cultural diplomacy, globalization, pop culture

Development, Deposits, And Debts: A Decade of BRI in Africa

In September 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping formally announced the Belt and Road Initiative, a sprawling infrastructure investment program intended to connect the world over land, air, and sea. A decade later, nearly every African nation has signed on, leading to a variety of results within the continent, ranging from shiny development projects to saddles of debt.

AfricaBy Isabel ChambersJanuary 2, 2024economic, economic development, BRI, infrastructure, debt, default, globalization, trade, exports, imports, transportation, China, loans