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Pictured are warships during the 1898 Spanish-American War, after which the U.S. acquired from Spain new territories thousands of miles from the mainland. Bettmann/Getty Images

US territories have a voice in Congress but no vote – here’s why

125 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that some territories belonged to the US but weren’t part of it. The reasoning was openly racist – and it still shapes how millions are represented in Congress.
Global health efforts are vital for effective pandemic governance and preparedness. Looking back to the not so distant past, across the world emergency responses to Covid-19 wildly differed – particularly in the Global South. Hunthomas/Shutterstock

Ebola, hantavirus… how eroding global health cooperation could threaten worse crises ahead

Global health funding cracks do not bode well for pandemic governance as recent disease outbreaks are reminding us. What does this mean for developing countries and how do they cope with health emergencies?
A Filipino man poses next to a Ford Model A in the 1930s. Filipino Agricultural Workers Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Large trunks discovered in a basement offer a window into the lives and struggles of early Filipino migrants

A trove of century-old belongings − from farm tools to pillowcases − tells the story of Filipinos who migrated to California to build a new life, a journey now honored in a Smithsonian exhibition.
The Straw Hat Pirates’ Jolly Roger flies in front of the Singha Durbar after people set fire to the seat of Nepal government in Kathmandu. Sunil Pradhan/Anadolu via Getty Images

From anime to activism: How the ‘One Piece’ pirate flag became the global emblem of Gen Z resistance

From Nepal and Jakarta to Paris and New York, the grinning skeletal image of the Jolly Roger of the Straw Hat Pirates has been a transnational emblem of rebellion.
A Chinese Coast Guard ship, left, uses water cannon and sideswipes a Philippine fisheries vessel on a research mission near one of three sandbars called Sandy Cay in the disputed South China Sea on May 21. Philippine Coast Guard/Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources/AP

Australia must not become complacent to China’s aggression in the South China Sea

History teaches that once coercion goes unchecked, it tends to escalate. Any disruption to our seaborne supply lines is a major risk.

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