I first met journalist Dan Martin in Urumqi while we were both covering the 2009 unrests. So you can imagine how much I'm looking forward to reading his upcoming book, years in the making: WHERE THE RIVER DIES: THE TRAGIC STORY OF THE UYGHURS IN CHINA. Out January 2027.

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Weekend Listening: My latest podcast is with Marcus Tantau from Templeton Research and it's all about Indonesia, politics, economics wildfires and El Nino. Link in first comments. #Indonesia #ASEAN #ElNino www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv5y...

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In this short clip from an interview with Dr. Annette Skovsted Hansen of Aarhus University, the Japan historian and #ODA expert discusses how #Japan's foreign aid has evolved over time. Watch the FULL interview at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Boh...

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate #NaviPillay visited the International Criminal Court (#ICC) in #TheHague to meet with staff. Pillay, who previously served as an ICC judge from 2003-2008, commended the court’s practitioners for their courage in fighting #impunity. youtube.com/shorts/wneXq...

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Dear all, Journalists at UCA News are writing up a fresh series marking today, the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks which began a 20 year conflict known as the Global War on Terror or as some people prefer to call it (including me) the 9/11 Wars. www.ucanews.com/series/asias...

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