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...
by Kim Suheun | Oct 23, 2020 | University of Chicago
The political structure of a country is often presented on a spectrum; it is the degree of democracy or autocracy rather than a dichotomous classification. [1] For sure, many scholars have argued for a link between a democracy and an autocracy, admitting that...
by Anh-Lise Gilbert | Oct 13, 2020 | Brown University
In the past twenty years, the world has been asking itself “will China democratize”? However, the Chinese Communist Party under President Xi has been doing so well that the debate had died down… until now. Coronavirus is bringing a new twist to speculations over...
