How do democracies die? Not with a dramatic coup, but through quiet, intentional dismantling-rules bent just slightly, laws rewritten, oppositions discredited and then disarmed. This warning from political scientists has proven prophetic across South and Southeast Asia, where the past decade has witnessed steady democratic erosion. The post South and Southeast Asia are on the front lines of the democracy-autocracy showdown appeared first on Atlantic Council.
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Summarize Next Article Pathum Nissanka slams his maiden century in T20Is: Key stats By Rajdeep Saha Sep 27, 2025 12: 12 am What’s the story Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka has registered his maiden century in T20Is. The right-handed opener got to this feat against India in a Super 4 Men’s T20 Asia Cup match on Friday.
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