Commentary / World Mar 14, 2019
Democracy in a self-contradictory trap
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World / Politics Feb 15, 2019
Bellwether for stumbling African democracy: Nigeria goes to the polls
When Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday, there'll be much more at stake than the presidency and seats in the parliament of Africa's most populous nation. Democracy is on the back foot in Africa, and a credible and widely accepted outcome will go some ...
Asia Pacific / Politics Feb 12, 2019
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen warned against interference in the country's affairs Tuesday, his first comments since the European Union launched steps to cancel trade benefits that would hammer the local garment industry. The bloc announced Monday it would begin a process of intensive monitoring ...
World Jan 17, 2019
Czechs mark 50 years since Jan Palach's fatal fiery protest against the crushing of Prague Spring
Czechs marked the 50th anniversary on Wednesday of student Jan Palach setting himself on fire in central Prague in a desperate act aimed at lifting the apathy hanging over the country in the wake of the Soviet invasion that crushed the Prague Spring of ...
Asia Pacific / Politics Jan 2, 2019
Hong Kong democracy camp kicks off 2019 with protests, braces for confrontational year
Hong Kong's embattled democracy advocates kicked off 2019 with a large street rally on Tuesday, lamenting what they said had been a grim year for freedoms and steeling themselves for fresh battles with Beijing. A thousands-strong crowd — including a small retinue of independence activists ...
Editorials Dec 31, 2018
The lesson of 2018 is that democrats around the world must rethink the basic operating procedures of their societies if they are to combat the threat to them that is generated by the very openness that they cherish.
Commentary / World Dec 5, 2018
Trump presidency a symptom of a deeper American problem
by Colin P.A. Jones
The real long-term problem faced by America is not the U.S. president. It's the crumbling legitimacy of the entire U.S. system of government.
Asia Pacific / Politics Dec 4, 2018
Cambodia mulls law to restore opposition politicians' rights
Cambodian parliament will consider legislation to allow politicians banned from political activity to have the ban lifted, a measure that long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen's government is touting as a step "to strengthen democracy and political space." The move, announced late Monday by the assembly's ...
National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Sep 15, 2018
News outlets fret over the nation's docile democracy
by Michael Hoffman
"Nazism." "Fascism." "1984." "Kamikaze." Strong words, suggestive language. It's going mainstream. An Asahi Shimbun editorial on July 29 drew comparisons between the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Nazis. Sapio magazine in its July-August edition began a discussion of "neo-fascism" — part two ...
World Aug 16, 2018
An 11-year-old boy managed to hack into a replica of Florida's election results website in 10 minutes during a hackers convention and change names and tallies, organizers said, stoking concerns about security ahead of nationwide votes. The boy was the quickest of 35 children, ages ...
Editorials Aug 1, 2018
It's in Japan's long-term interest to support democracy in Cambodia.
Asia Pacific / Politics Jul 21, 2018
Hundreds protest Hong Kong's move to ban separatist political party
Hundreds of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters on Saturday rallied against the government's attempt to ban a political party, saying it dealt the most serious threat to the city's freedom of association since its return to Chinese rule. Organizers said 1,200 protested, while the police estimated ...