More: Democracy
Fascism and Balkanization: A Concept and Case Study
On or about November 7, 2020, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., former vice president in the historic administration of Barack Obama, secured the requisite number...
Notes on Turkish Politics (4): The Interdependence between Media, Business and Politics
The media-politics relationship in Turkey has been one of the most important factors shaping the quality of democracy.
Media is seen as the “fourth estate”...
What lies ahead for the Rohingya repatriation process after Myanmar’s military coup?
With much hope and greater expectations, Myanmar resumed its democratic journey in 2011, ending more than half a century of military rule. However, within...
Brewing Instability Following Navalny’s Imprisonment
The fuming tensions in Russia post the arrest of the championed Kremlin critic, Alexei Navalny, have entered a catatonic phase as the Moscow court,...
Military Coup In Myanmar: Getting Democratic Reforms Back On Track
The recent military coup in Myanmar brought looming contradictions in the country’s transition into sharp focus. It has also revealed the international short-term approach...
Notes on Turkish Politics (2): The Rise and Fall of Praetorian State
Since the transition to multiparty democracy in 1950, Turkish political life witnessed two fully fledged direct military coups in 1960 and in 1980 and...
Myanmar Coup d’état 2.0: a Tarnished Democracy
Myanmar’s military power struggle on Monday follows weeks of tensions with Aung San Suu Kyi and her government (1/2/2021). Suu Kyi and other top...
Deep fears of violent crackdown in Myanmar
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has voiced “deep fears” of a violent crackdown on dissenting voices in Myanmar, where the military assumed...
Electoral trends and Latin American societies in the 2019-2021 period
In 2019 as many as eight general elections were held in Latin America: El Salvador (February 3), Cuba (constitutional referendum on February 24), Panama...
Military Quenching Newfound Democracy in Myanmar
The instability in Myanmar apparently never seems to subside even over the years building optimism over the fledgling democracy. The country known for its...