by Alejandro Barrera | Apr 6, 2021 | Georgia State University
Vietnam is a country with an authoritarian and non-democratic regime, led solely by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). Yet, unlike other authoritarian models of governments often spearheaded by one centralized figure such as Xi Jinping in China, Vietnam’s model of...
by Steven Duke | Mar 23, 2021 | American University
The military coup in Myanmar on February 1st signifies a reversal of liberalization that had slowly been developing in the country since the end of the military dictatorship in 2010. However, the coup was made extremely easy due to the immense institutional power that...
by Amna Rana | Mar 18, 2021 | American University
The Myanmar military took power quietly overnight; yet this coup did not surprise many people. Myanmar has struggled with democracy for many decades under both military and civilian rule. In fact, under civilian rule, in 2017, Myanmar’s military committed...
by Sebastian Luu | Dec 9, 2020 | Suffolk University
The sign slogan reads “Three Principles of the People Will Unite China” and is located on Dadan Island, facing towards Mainland China. On the 10th of October, 2020, the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, had celebrated a live event in celebration...
by Kim Suheun | Nov 9, 2020 | University of Chicago
The core of populism is in creating an image of the people and representing them to justify political power. [1] It is based on a myth as “the people” as a singular entity does not exist. A populist idealizes the “people” to be pure and holy against a contrasting...
