Asian_Geographic_Issue_4_2017

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No. 126 • issue 4/


revealed
16 Divide and Conquer
An overview of the history of
colonisation and territorial control

picturesque
18 Behind the Curtain
Life in the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea
BY ERIC LAFFORGUE

reflections
14 Rise and Fall
Tracing history’s great shifts in
political and military power

culture
30 Democratisation,
Interrupted
Civil strife is eclipsing one of the
world’s most interesting political turns
BY ZIGOR ALDAMA, MIGUEL CANDELA

culture
42 The Hammer, Sickle and a
Love for Money
Chinese communism has thrived as a
market economy and situated the most
populous country in the world as a
rising superpower. But can it last?
BY ZIGOR ALDAMA

heritage
54 A Right to Rule
Few absolute monarchies remain –
but in some states, blood still runs
thicker than water
BY SOPHIE IBBOTSON

cover story
64 Pens Under Pressure
Satirical art questions politics in
an era of fake news, vilification of
the press and the polarisation of
intellectual debate. Some artists
will not be silenced
BY MANGAI BALASEGARAM

highlights
90 Raising the Bar
Profiling political prisoners

Chairman
LIM Geok Khoon

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Zigor ALDAMA, BADIUCAO, Mangai BALASEGARAM,
Roni BEN-AHARON, Miguel CANDELA,
Aaron “Bertie” GEKOSKI, Christine HOGG,
Sophie IBBOTSON, Eric LAFFORGUE,
Manit SRIWANICHPOOM, Maggie SVOBODA,
ZUNAR

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passport
10 2 Island Styling
The island province of Negros
Oriental in the Philippines is a
haven for explorers who prefer off-
the-beaten-track adventures
BY RONI BEN-AHARON

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11 2 The Dalai Lama

M eMories
10 8 Sea Change in the Strait
BY SARAH CHEW

IMAGE © ZUNAR

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