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populism
![Can Prayutnomics Help Thailand’s Economy? Can Prayutnomics Help Thailand’s Economy?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-17_20-14-30.jpg)
Can Prayutnomics Help Thailand’s Economy?
By David Hutt
A look at what the prime minister’s tenure may mean for the country’s economic prospects.
![Taiwan’s Democracy Is Utterly Confounded by Populist Mayor Han Kuo-yu Taiwan’s Democracy Is Utterly Confounded by Populist Mayor Han Kuo-yu](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18328531429517.jpg)
Taiwan’s Democracy Is Utterly Confounded by Populist Mayor Han Kuo-yu
By Nick Aspinwall
The controversial Kaohsiung mayor, now a presidential frontrunner, was never supposed to make it this far. It’s an increasingly familiar story.
![What Happened to Australia’s Liberal Party? What Happened to Australia’s Liberal Party?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18236256156646.jpg)
What Happened to Australia’s Liberal Party?
By Grant Wyeth
The party’s internal meltdown is rooted in the tensions inherent to its liberal and conservative roots.
![OECD: Life Satisfaction Falls Amid Slow Recovery From Global Crisis OECD: Life Satisfaction Falls Amid Slow Recovery From Global Crisis](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-13_13-05-35.jpg)
OECD: Life Satisfaction Falls Amid Slow Recovery From Global Crisis
By Anthony Fensom
The OECD calls its “How’s Life?” report a wake-up call for governments.
![The Global Populist Surge Is More than Just a Western Story—Just Look at Asia The Global Populist Surge Is More than Just a Western Story—Just Look at Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-09_19-21-31.jpg)
The Global Populist Surge Is More than Just a Western Story—Just Look at Asia
By Devin T. Stewart and Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Populism may be surging in the West, but it's a phenomenon across the Asia-Pacific as well.
![Why Japan Has No Donald Trump Why Japan Has No Donald Trump](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-03_13-00-51.jpg)
Why Japan Has No Donald Trump
By Richard Solomon
Unlike the U.S. (Trump) or U.K. (Brexit), Japan lacks a strong, anti-establishment populist movement.
![Why Xi Jinping Might Get on Well With Donald Trump Why Xi Jinping Might Get on Well With Donald Trump](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-25_21-35-13.jpg)
Why Xi Jinping Might Get on Well With Donald Trump
By Kerry Brown
China's leader, though a "princeling," has more in common with populist figures like Trump than first meets the eye.
![Japan and the West’s Crisis of Confidence Japan and the West’s Crisis of Confidence](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-19_14-59-06.jpg)
Japan and the West’s Crisis of Confidence
By Ben Rimland
Japan has largely escaped the wave of turmoil gripping the West. Can it take advantage of the chance to lead?
![Hong Kong and Taiwan: Populism or Democracy? Hong Kong and Taiwan: Populism or Democracy?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-04-18_17-42-40.jpg)
Hong Kong and Taiwan: Populism or Democracy?
By Jin Kai
Are recent protests in Hong Kong and Taiwan about democracy or a case of populist fever?
![Xi's "Man of the People" Persona Xi's "Man of the People" Persona](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2013-12-31_15-07-03.jpg)
Xi's "Man of the People" Persona
By Kerry Brown
Xi Jinping is creating an image of himself as a man of the people. Without actions to back it up, his PR could backfire.
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