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Democracy in Southeast Asia

December 01, 2021
Which Asia-Pacific Countries Were (and Weren’t) Invited to the US Summit for Democracy?
By Shannon Tiezzi
The guest list underscores the region’s ambivalent relationship with democracy and political freedom.

November 12, 2021
Did COVID-19 Strengthen Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia?
By David Hutt
There doesn’t appear to be any clear correlation between how a government handled the pandemic and the waning of political freedom.

November 01, 2020
The State of Democracy in Asia
By Yun-han Chu, Michael Vatikiotis, Mosharraf Zaidi, and Catherine Putz
Has the global narrative of democratic decline held true in the Indo-Pacific region?

August 14, 2020
The Future of Democracy in Southeast Asia: More Discontent or Hope?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The trajectory of democracy and governance in the region deserves close attention due to its significant implications as well as the role of various actors in shaping its evolution.

July 21, 2018
Democracy and Geopolitics in Southeast Asia
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
Reexamining Indonesia's local elections and looking ahead at Cambodia and Thailand.

July 02, 2018
The Fight for Democracy in Asia Is Alive and Well
By Chee Soon Juan
The idea that “Asian values” are antithetical to democracy has long since been exposed as fiction.

June 29, 2018
Joshua Kurlantzick on Democratic Regression in SE Asia
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Democracy in Southeast Asia seems to be in decline. How bad is the situation?

September 17, 2017
Democracy in Cambodia Did Not Die – It Has Yet to Exist
By Sothie Keo
Cambodia’s “strongman” culture and history continues to haunt its present.

October 07, 2016
China-Thailand Relations in the Spotlight with Activist Deportation
By Shawn W. Crispin
A recent incident has raised questions about how beholden Bangkok is to Beijing.

March 01, 2016
Is Malaysia Sliding Toward Dictatorship?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A look at how the rhetoric compares to reality.

November 12, 2015
Why ASEAN Should Celebrate Myanmar's Election
By Luke Hunt
Victory by Aung San Suu Kyi should provide a much needed tonic for free speech advocates across the region.

September 16, 2015
Why Do Outsiders Care About Singapore’s Elections?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The attention is less about an election than an exception.
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