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Tag: Democratic Transition

Posted inOpinion

Challenges of democratization: the perils of intervention

by Sim Vireak July 18, 2021July 16, 2021

Francis Fukuyama in his famed essay “The End of History” back in 1989 focused on the turning point of human history when the Soviet Union and communism were on the verge of collapse, and when liberal democracy succeeded as an unchallenged ideology. Some advocates like Jake Donnelly have been uncompromising on the compatibility of human […]

US President Barack Obama and Republican President-elect Donald Trump shake hands during a transition planning meeting in the Oval Office at the White House. Photo: AFP/Jim Watson
Posted inOpinion

Trump’s refusal to concede harms US soft power

by Bhim Bhurtel November 13, 2020November 13, 2020
Imran Khan has been accused of bowing to religious extremists in Pakistan. Photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi
Posted inPakistan, South Asia

Immediate steps to be taken by new government in Pakistan

by Zamir Awan August 7, 2018
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at a press conference on his drug war at Malacanang palace in Manila, January 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Ezra Acayan
Posted inAT Finance, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, World

A tale of two countries: the Philippines and South Korea

by Michael Henry Yusingco March 26, 2018
A journalist poses during a protest by local media to demand the release of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo (pictured in posters behind) in Pyay on December 27, 2017. Photo: AFP/Thiha Lwin
Posted inAT Finance, Bangladesh, Myanmar, South Asia

Jailing of journalists hides mass graves in Myanmar

by Lee Short January 5, 2018February 18, 2020
Plans to deliver democracy to various parts of the world have often crashed and burned. Photo: iStock
Posted inChina, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, World

Regime-change fans should know democracy does not guarantee peace

by Leon Hadar January 4, 2018
Posted inAT Finance, Myanmar, Singapore, South Asia, World

A once closed space opens in Myanmar

by Subir Bhaumik November 19, 2017February 18, 2020
The Sule Pagoda stands at the end of a street in Yangon. Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, World

How to unlock Myanmar’s growth potential

by Teun van Vlerken September 8, 2017
People carry the coffin of prominent Muslim lawyer Ko Ni during a funeral ceremony held in Yangon, Myanmar on January 30, 2017. Ko Ni was shot in the head at Yangon International Airport on Sunday evening as he returned from a visit to Indonesia as part of a Myanmar delegation of Muslim leaders and government officials. Photo: Kyaw Kyaw / Anadolu Agency
Posted inAT Finance, Myanmar

Assassination puts Myanmar on a razor’s edge

by Bertil Lintner January 31, 2017February 18, 2020

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