Taiwan Why the KMT is going to lose December 23, 2015 0 Written by Jonathan Sullivan. It is not news that DPP presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen is heading for victory on January 16. She has enjoyed a…
Taiwan Riding through Taiwan 2016 December 16, 2015 0 Written by Michael Turton. Two of Taiwan's most popular stimulants, betel nut and pigeons. Photos of candidate posters and banners along roads in Taichung, Changhua,…
Taiwan Taiwan 2016 December 7, 2015 0 Written by Jonathan Sullivan. For a race where one candidate, the DPP’s Tsai Ing-wen, has enjoyed a seemingly unassailable 20 point lead over her rivals…
Taiwan The Impact of Replacing Hung Hsiu-Chu November 17, 2015 0 Written by Timothy S. Rich and Hannah Neeper. One of the more interesting aspects of the Taiwanese presidential election campaign has been the nomination and later…
Taiwan Taiwan’s Pan-Blue Camp is at War with Itself October 7, 2015 0 Written by J. Michael Cole. Something rather extraordinary occurred outside the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) headquarters in Taipei on 7 October as hundreds of angry…
Taiwan Youth, Taishang and absentee voting in Taiwan April 27, 2015 0 Written by Courtney Donovan Smith. In the aftermath of last year’s Sunflower protests, there was considerable hand-wringing in both established parties about the clear lack…
Kashmir A new political turn for Indian Kashmir March 5, 2015 0 Written by Andrew Whitehead. The 79-year old Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was sworn-in on Sunday (1st March) as the new chief minister of the Indian state…
Taiwan local elections Taiwan local elections: Municipalities in the front line of civil defence November 28, 2014 0 Written by Alex Calvo. Local elections in many countries present voters with conflicting messages and pressures. On the one hand, they are called to choose…
Taiwan local elections Taiwan: A Great Choosing Day is Coming (pt II) November 27, 2014 1 Written by John Keane. As recently as two decades ago, free and fair elections were unimaginable for most citizens of Taiwan. Ground down by martial…
Taiwan Taiwan’s national security debate between elections November 26, 2014 0 Written by Michal Thim. National security and defence is not usually a major concern in local elections but that should change during the presidential and legislative elections…