Democracy Primer: Sirisena-Rajapaksa Coup in Sri Lanka October 29, 2018 0 Written by Virbuen Nandakumar On Friday night Sri Lankan President, Maithripala Sirisena, sacked the sitting Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was…
China Xi Jinping’s grasp on power has captured the West’s attention – now what? March 22, 2018 0 Written by Stanley Rosen. When China’s Congress voted to repeal constitutional limits on the length of time a Chinese president can stay in office, there were only…
Thailand Yingluck’s Affinity with the Police and Thailand’s Divided Security Sector February 25, 2014 2 Written by Paul Chambers. Since 2005, Thailand has suffered from seemingly-interminable turmoil between monarchists, military and mostly-urban interests on one side, and the forces of…
Elections Thailand’s intractable crisis of political community February 17, 2014 0 Written by Carlo Bonura. Reflecting on Thailand’s political crisis over the last two months, many foreign observers have questioned the democratic credentials of the protest…
