by Taylor Earnhart | Mar 25, 2021 | Georgia State University
Myanmar’s military carried out a promissory coup Feb. 1, 2021 ending a brief five year run of democracy that began in 2015. A promissory coup, as described by Nancy Bermeo in On Democratic Backsliding is a modern style of coup that is done under the guise of defending...
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 Mim Rojvirasingh | Nov 18, 2020 | University of Chicago
In Thai politics, hostility is not a good look. Trump-style demagoguery of directly bashing opponents can almost never be found among political leaders in Thailand. However, that does not mean that Thai politicians and leaders embrace political differences nor does it...
by Cindy Yao | Oct 24, 2020 | University of Chicago
The National League of Democracy’s (NLD) landslide victory in Myanmar’s 2015 election seemingly marked a huge milestone for a country that had once been governed by a military junta for over five decades. This electoral victory was a culmination of a series of...
by Mim Rojvirasingh | Oct 23, 2020 | University of Chicago
Though the Thai government does not necessarily hide its autocratic tendencies, it is far from willing to let go of the democratic label. On October 15th 2020, after three months of student-led protests calling for monarchy reform and his resignation, Prime Minister...
