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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A week ago, I was writing the first draft for a research report on growing inequality in Asia and how it is linked to growing state repression of civic freedoms. Amidst the largely desolate landscape of state crackdowns and draconian laws across the region, I went looking for islands.
A week ago, I was writing the first draft for a research report on growing inequality in Asia and how it is linked to growing state repression of civic freedoms. Amidst the largely desolate landscape of state crackdowns and draconian laws across the region, I went looking for islands.
A week ago, I was writing the first draft for a research report on growing inequality in Asia and how it is linked to growing state repression of civic freedoms. Amidst the largely desolate landscape of state crackdowns and draconian laws across the region, I went looking for islands.