Topic
Politics
June 28, 2022
How One Nation and UAP Fit Into Australia’s Political Landscape
By Grant Wyeth
Australia cannot be complacent about the votes that both One Nation and the UAP attracted in the last election.
June 28, 2022
Arrests and Censorship Mark Rodrigo Duterte’s Final Month in Power
By Mong Palatino
The president has solidified his reputation as a leader who enabled the rapid deterioration of human rights in the Philippines.
June 28, 2022
Constitutional Changes Ahead for Uzbekistan
By Catherine Putz
Mirziyoyev looks set to follow in his predecessor's footsteps, tinkering with the constitution to stay in power indefinitely.
June 27, 2022
Cambodia Confirms CPP’s Landslide Victory in Commune Election
By Sebastian Strangio
Prime Minister Hun Sen's party won nearly three-quarters of the vote in an election marred by claims of vote-buying and intimidation.
June 25, 2022
China’s ‘Fragmented Authoritarianism’ During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Zhenze Huang
China’s pandemic response has been heavily mediated by the always-complex relationship between central and local governments.
June 24, 2022
Japan’s PM Kishida Faces a Crucial National Election
By Purnendra Jain and Takeshi Kobayashi
Amid economic turmoil, how will Japan’s ruling bloc fare in upper house polls on July 10?
June 24, 2022
India Prepares to Elect Its 15th President
By Tarushi Aswani
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate, Draupadi Murmu, who is a tribal woman, is poised to win.
June 23, 2022
China’s Political Surveillance System Keeps Growing
By Chauncey Jung
As long feared, China’s COVID-19 measures are being integrated into its architecture of political repression.
June 23, 2022
Myanmar Junta Moves Aung San Suu Kyi Trial to New Prison Facility
By Sebastian Strangio
The ousted leader's transfer came as the military administration's defense minister attended an ASEAN meeting in Cambodia.
June 23, 2022
In Laos, Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh Is In Trouble
By David Hutt
Since he took the reins last year, the country's economy has entered a downward economic spiral with no clear end in sight.
June 22, 2022
Thailand Sees Fresh Surge of Refugees, Migrants from Myanmar: Report
By Sebastian Strangio
A Thailand-based NGO claims that Thai police have detained nearly 20,000 people trying to cross the border in the last five months alone.
June 22, 2022
Leading Thai Opposition Figure Charged With Royal Defamation
By Sebastian Strangio
Piyabutr Saengkanokkul is the second former leader of the banned Future Forward Party to be charged under Section 112 of the Criminal Code.