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Democracy and Geopolitics in Southeast Asia

Reexamining Indonesia’s local elections and looking ahead at Cambodia and Thailand.

By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran

July 21, 2018

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The Diplomat‘s Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) and Prashanth Parameswaran (@TheAsianist) take stock of electoral developments in Indonesia, the upcoming elections in Cambodia, and Thailand’s prospects for democracy.

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