John Badaweee

This academic essay was written for a school paper assignment in grad school.  Introduction             The global refugee crisis has been more prevalent over the past years. With the continuous outbreak of conflict in certain parts of the world, it has been reported that over 26 million people are displaced and seeking refuge in other countries (UNHCR 2020) . Among the host countries in Asia-Pacific, South Korea has the lowest acceptance rate according to World Data. Controversies have emerged regarding this East Asian country’s half-baked commitment to refugee response. The case of North Korean refuge seekers (defectors), however, is an exemption. In the article, “South Korea’s Refugee Policies: National and Human Security Perspectives”, Shin-wa Lee demonstrated the refugee policies of South Korea and its challenges of balancing national and human security. She explained how different administrations responded with incons...

This academic essay was written for a school paper assignment in grad school.  Introduction             The case of Tajikistan is a prominent example of a rapid escalation of civil war that ended within a few years. Starting in 1992 following independence, the war came to a halt by 1997 with the signing of the General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord in Tajikistan. Most scholars and practitioners commend the swift resolution and durable peace achieved after the agreement (Lynch, 2007) . In fact, it garnered a score of 76% from the Peace Accords Matrix (Kroc Institutte, 2015) . However, there had been criticisms about the challenging implementation of the agreed provisions (Smith, 2010; Luther, 2017) . This controversy in literature deserves a scholarly effort to add to the comprehensive analysis of the Inter-Tajik peace process after more than two decades.       ...

This academic essay was written for a school paper assignment in grad school.  Introduction Recent media reports have raised concerns about the detrimental situation of Uyghurs in Xinjiang Province, China. This is reinforced by the wave of circulating atrocious images of Uyghurs and testimonies from camp survivors describing the cruel experience. Despite this significant information, China has denied them and continued with its draconian policy and practice against the Uyghurs. The efforts of the international community for the Uyghurs had made a little impact on this seeming genocide. While some scholars considered the Uyghurs’ plight as cultural genocide (Zand, 2019; von Hein, 2019; Finnegan, 2020) , there’s still a gap in categorizing this as pure genocide due to insufficient evidence of intent and China’s strong power. In addition, the international legal framework has apparent loopholes in addressing the protection of cultural minorities. Hence, this brief article aims to ...