competence
In Malaya (present-day Malaysia and Singapore)
he played an indispensable role―virtually hidden until now―in defusing tensions and helping both superpowers find a way back from nuclear confrontation
by the woman attacked by the far right as “the most dangerous person in the world”
international law and the fight against climate change
A History of Uyghur Buddhism 六四 competenceWinner, 2026 Joseph Levenson Prize (China, pre 1900), Association for Asian Studies Today, most Uyghurs are Muslims. For centuries, however, Uyghurs were Buddhists. By around 1000 CE, they, like many of their neighbors, had decisively turned toward the Dharma, and a golden age of Uyghur Buddhism flourished under the Mongol empire. Dwelling along the Silk Road in what is now northwestern China, they stood at the center of Buddhist Eurasia, linking far