Topic
Politics
Singapore Announces General Election to Take Place on May 3
By Sebastian Strangio
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said that Singaporeans need to decide who they want to lead them into a world that “is becoming more uncertain, unsettled and even unstable.”
Will the PPP Survive After the Snap Presidential Election?
By Mitch Shin
The polls show the opposition leader will win a landslide victory, but the ruling People Power Party still maintains its stance that Yoon’s martial law was inevitable and justified.
FULRO and ‘A War of Their Own’ in Vietnam’s Central Highlands
By Luke Hunt
A conversation with author Will Chickering.
Does Transnational Repression Explain the Poor Turnout at Cambodian Grenade Attack Trial in Paris?
By David Whitehouse
Very few French-Cambodians attended last month's trial of two bodyguards of ex-PM Hun Sen. It's probably no coincidence.
Vietnam to Cut Provinces by Half in Radical Administrative Restructure
By Sebastian Strangio
The reforms are part of a drive to make the country's political system "lean, compact, strong, efficient, effective, and impactful.”
A Closer Look at India’s Global Influence on Human Rights
By Ria Chakrabarty
India remains a vibrant democracy. Yet its senior leaders remain fundamentally illiberal, and their interests more closely align with authoritarian powers.
North Korea Human Rights Advocacy in Turmoil
By Andrew Wolman
In the wake of the U.S. withdrawal of support, North Korean human rights activists may also soon experience a similar withdrawal of support from Seoul.
Contesting Prabowo Subianto’s Polite Democracy
By Fadhilah Fitri Primandari
The Indonesian leader claims to support democracy, but only in terms of a stifling notion of national "unity."
Can a Leadership Change Revive the Indian Left?
By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
71-year-old Mariam Alexander Baby has taken charge of the CPI(M), India’s largest leftist party, amid its worst organizational crisis.
Satire on Trial: Temirlan Yensebek in Kazakh Court for Using a Rude Rap Track
By Catherine Putz
An offensive 20-year-old rap song may land a Kazakh satirist in jail for seven years. But there's more to the case than a rude song.
Mahrang Baloch Takes on the Might of the Pakistani State
By Sanjay Pulipaka
The peaceful resistance she leads is hamstrung by limited financial resources and global networking opportunities to mount an international campaign.
Myanmar Junta’s Affirms December Election Despite Earthquake Chaos
By Sebastian Strangio
The biggest obstacle to the election will not be damage from the disaster but rather the fraught political position that prevails in much of the country.