Pakistan Pakistan elections: Weak government will allow army to keep pulling the strings July 25, 2018 0 Written by Katharine Adeney. On one level, 2018’s elections in Pakistan look like a chance to further embed the country’s democracy. They herald the country’s second…
Bangladesh Elections in Bangladesh: More crises in the offing? June 13, 2018 0 Written by Sreeradha Datta. A recent brief visit to Bangladesh was intriguingly different. Having been used to streets protests and hartals even in the best…
Education The decay of Taiwan’s democracy? May 22, 2018 2 Written by Kai-Ping Huang. After four months’ inquiry and clarification, the Ministry of Education (MOE) officially annulled the selection of the president of the National Taiwan…
South East Asia Thailand’s junta faces mounting pressure March 15, 2018 0 Written by Joshua Kurlantzick. The ruling junta in Thailand, which seized power in May 2014, has repeatedly delayed holding elections. Most recently, after promising to hold…
East Timor Timor-Leste: Democracy Under Stress January 15, 2018 1 Written by Rui Graça Feijó. In 1974, following the 1974 Portuguese Carnation Revolution, Timor Leste was poised to end its struggle for self-determination. However, the…
Uncategorized Understanding how India's democracy works December 18, 2017 0 Written by Ravindra Garimella. India at 70 is a young, dynamic country propelled with a zeal to grow and prosper. The fountain head of the…
Burma/Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi: A Fall From Grace? October 18, 2017 0 Written by Anna Plunkett. Since late August the world has been witness to a rapidly developing refugee crises unfolding in Myanmar, the result of a…
Burma/Myanmar Myanmar: Democratic Progress or Authoritarian Rollback? October 3, 2017 0 Written by Andy Buschmann. While Myanmar has seen incredible sociopolitical change since 2011, climaxing with the landslide victory of Aung San Suu Kyi and her…
Uncategorized Southeast Asia’s Democratic Regression is Getting Worse October 3, 2017 1 Written by Joshua Kurlantzick. Over the past five years, as I have documented in a number of books, articles, and policy papers, Southeast Asia, once…
Elections Democratic (S)election: Singapore’s 2017 Presidential Election September 26, 2017 0 Written by Alan Chong The preferred official paradigm for governing Singapore tends to be centrist. In practical terms, this means neutralising the raw anger in…
