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Minister hails democracy a ‘way of life’ at forum

Democracy forum draws foreign experts

Japan PM vows more effort to keep Asia ‘free and open’

Asia’s expanding circle of security

In a first, Japan sends combat troops to joint military exercises in a neighbor it once conquered. Only this time the binding elements are values shared by other democracies.

Asia in Transition: The Middle Power Moment

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Latin America’s grip on democracy

A global survey of democratic trends reveals ​that the region is the only one that showed progress last year. Might its high use of social media help explain stronger civic engagem...

Little hope for Myanmar democracy despite release of Suu Kyi aide

Former President Win Myint's pardon on Friday was the biggest concession yet by the country's post-coup leadership headed by Min Aung Hlaing.

Asia’s economic diplomacy for tumultuous times

In a volatile multipolar world, countries must drive their own development by balancing global engagement with strong domestic capacity, as shown by Asia's growth strategies.

Asia in Transition: The Middle Power Moment

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Myanmar's political transition leaves ASEAN in a quandary

The problem of assessing democratic decline

ITHACA—Democracy is inherently fraught. At its core lies the difficulty of translating individual preferences into a coherent social choice, a problem famously captured by Nobel la...

In Asia, geopolitics has moved onto the deal sheet

CHALLENGES OF INDIAN DEMOCRACY

Challenges of Indian Democracy“Democracy is not just about voting; it is about participation, accountability, and responsibility.â€India is known as the world’s lar...

Nataliya Plaksiyenko-Butyrska on East Asia, Democracy, and Ukraine’s Wartime Innovation

“We are all looking for a world based on common rules—where both small and large countries have rights that are respected.” The post Nataliya Plaksiyenko-Butyrska on East Asia, Dem...

Armenia tops Economist regional democracy index

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has taken a high position in the latest democracy assessment, surpassing other countries in the region. According to the latest index published by The Ec...

Asian scholars condemn US foreign policy as threat to sovereignty

A coalition of Asian intellectuals and civil society activists issued a sharp rebuke of U.S. foreign policy, warning that recent actions signal a dangerous erosion of international...

Myanmar's political transition needs press freedom benchmarks, says CPJ

A Test for Timor-Leste, and ASEAN, on Myanmar

Timor-Leste’s accession has created a rare opening for ASEAN to clarify whether it stands for anything more than procedural restraint. 

How South Asia’s Uprisings Are Reshaping Party Politics — And What Bangladesh Gets Wrong

Nepal and Sri Lanka responded to comparable uprisings by redesigning the rules of the game. Bangladesh removed the opposing team from the field and called it a victory.

Crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong

Millions of people protested in Hong Kong against China’s Communist Party back in…Tags: arrests, China, democracy, Hong Kong, Reuters

In Vietnam, Takaichi vows more effort to keep Asia 'free and open'

Japan's prime minister vowed Saturday to do more to ensure a "free and open Indo-Pacific", using a speech in communist Vietnam to tout a regional strategy that has…

アジア安全保障会議、ベトナム首脳が講演　「大国の責任ある関与を」

In a Single Day, 3 Democracies Pushed Back Against Chinese Transnational Repression

That three liberal democracies acted against Beijing’s long arm on a single day was not coordinated – but perhaps it should have been.

The Rape Of Democracy

Of all kinds of governments, the most difficult kind of government is constitutional democracy. This is because it requires full participation of the citizens. When practiced accor...