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A Brief History of Abu Sayyaf
by Christopher Shay A small band of U.S. and Philippine soldiers were on their way to pick up supplies for a local school on the southern Philippine island of Jolo on Sept. 29 when their vehicle...
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The Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Cambodia’s Healing Process
by Christopher Shay When the Khmer Rouge emptied the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh of human inhabitants in 1975, one of Pol Pot’s soldiers murdered 4-year-old Theary Seng’s father. Later, Theary Seng,...
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Should Anthropologists Go to War?
by Christopher Shay Anthropologists have traditionally had a pretty wonkish reputation, earnestly taking field notes while interviewing a tribal chief or lecturing in some college classroom about the...
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A Brief History of the Hmong and the CIA
by Christopher Shay On Dec. 28, Thailand’s military packed more than 4,000 Hmong asylum seekers into trucks and drove them from refugee camps to neighboring Laos, a single-party state that’s been...
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Jetstar Detentions Raise Red Flags for Investors in Vietnam
by Christopher Shay In most places, a business deal that goes sour can get you fired. In Vietnam, it could cost you your freedom. For decades, Vietnam’s economic growth has been the envy of its...
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Cambodia: Making Heroin Addicts Use Herbal Remedy
by Christopher Shay About 100 people — mostly local drug addicts — gathered at a pagoda in Phnom Penh in mid-February. A few drug users had brought their families for support, and they sat together on...
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Loving Day Honors Mixed-Race Marriage, Fights Prejudice
by Christopher Shay In February 1961, Barack Obama’s parents did something that was illegal in 22 states and that 96% of the population disapproved of: they got married. In fact, interracial marriage,...
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Is Burma’s Junta Trying to Join the Nuclear Club?
by Christopher Shay It may seem counterintuitive, but Burma has a lot going for it. Blessed with abundant natural resources, the nation is home to the last of the world’s ancient teak forests; it...
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After Murder, South Korea Rethinks Marriage Brokers
by Christopher Shay Within three days, a man can meet and marry the Vietnamese bride of his dreams, one typical marriage agency claims. The Vietnamese woman will be faithful, submissive, between the...
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Has Bangladesh’s Elite Police Force Gone Too Far?
by Christopher Shay / Dhaka On March 27, Bangladeshi doctors amputated the leg of Limon Hossain, a 16-year-old student, four days after he was shot during a raid by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB),...
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