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Asia’s New Normal: Curbing Press Freedom
When it comes to press freedom in Asia, the ‘new normal’ increasingly looks a lot like the past. Veteran correspondent and journalism professor, Keith B. Richburg,…
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Student protests herald winds of change
Something has to change. With the Sunday rally drawing thousands of demonstrators followed by news about high-school students flashing the three-finger tribute after paying respect to…
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The dictator’s two dilemmas
Authoritarian regimes often enjoy more public support than democratic governments do. To discover why, my colleagues and I administered the Asian Barometer Survey in four waves…
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The Belarus crisis is a test for Britain and the EU
Why the spirit of détente that has characterised President Alexander Lukashenko’s relations with the West is over. The ongoing repression of protesters by the authorities in…
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Why are there protests against Thailand’s king?
Thailand's king has been subject to international scrutiny since his days at school in Australia. Why are there protests against the monarchy now? Why are they…
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Hong Kong’s press freedom is on life support thanks to the new security law
When more than 200 police officers raided the headquarters of Hong Kong’s biggest – and only – pro-democracy mass-circulation newspaper, Apple Daily, on August 10, many…
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Belarus in Crisis: What Happens Now?
Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus’s long-serving leader, gambled that his attempt to do the “Eurasian shuffle” would allow him to secure yet another installment in power. He seems…
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Netanyahu’s perception of democracy is full of factual mistakes
Education does not prevent one of Israel’s two most highly educated and brilliant prime ministers from demonstrating embarrassing ignorance and lack of respect for facts in…
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The Israel-UAE Deal Is a Diplomatic Attack on All Fronts
Late Thursday afternoon, a news bulletin announced that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly left a meeting of the COVID-19 cabinet subcommittee, stating with an air of…
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It’s time to rethink the Japan-U.S. alliance
API Geoeconomic Briefing is a series provided by the Asia Pacific Initiative, an independent think tank based in Tokyo. The series will look into geopolitical and…
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Artificial intelligence is a totalitarian’s dream – here’s how to take power back
Individualistic western societies are built on the idea that no one knows our thoughts, desires or joys better than we do. And so we put ourselves,…
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Hong Kong no longer has a government with a police force; it has a police force with a government
Amid all the fuss rightly made about the police raid on Apple Daily one interesting innovation was, quite understandably, overlooked. Hong Kong now has “gangs”. This…
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The explosion
It is time for foreign and regional powers that have long been meddling in Lebanon’s polity and beyond to cease Lebanon and its capital Beirut, overlooking…
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China’s Stake in Bangladesh Is Overplayed
The China-India conflict has inspired more paternalism against Bangladesh’s rapidly developing economy. Bangladesh’s relationship with China is in the headlines again. As China-India relations deteriorated following…
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Lebanon Needs Transformation, Not Another Corrupt Unity Government
If the United States lets France take the lead, the Lebanese people will get more political paralysis, cosmetic reforms, and Hezbollah control of state institutions. The…
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State of democracy in Africa: changing leaders doesn’t change politics
For the last few years the African political landscape has been dominated by high profile changes of leaders and governments. In Angola (2017), Ethiopia (2018), South…