This book is a timely publication that focusses on the media’s role in fermenting geo-political battles pulling the Asia-Pacific region in different directions, threatening to disturb the peace and the hard-won prosperity of Asia. The book examines the media narratives of the brewing geo-political tensions in the Indian Ocean, the South China Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, questioning whether the media’s adversarial culture is to blame for the military focus of the reporting. Looming battles in the Himalayas and the Mekong River regions are also dealt with. The author questions the hypocrisy of the ‘rules-based order’ and ‘debt trap’ media narratives, arguing that the West needs to understand the East and respect their viewpoints. The book provides ideas and guidelines for both global (western) and regional media to report geo-political issues without a militarist mindset.
Essays by clinicians, parents, and de-transitioners demonstrate how ‘transgender children’ are invented in medical, social, and political contexts. The authors reveal the harms of transgender ideology and show how adults can intervene to protect young people.
