Asian_Geographic_Issue_4_2017

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,

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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

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