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How Japan's Left is repeating its unfortunate history

Like in the 1990s, Japan's centre-left opposition is forging alliances without common principles — leaving it unable to challenge neoliberalism

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Victory for the Mother of the Nation

With a clever rebranding, de facto prime minister Aung San Suu Kyi and her party have won a landslide in Myanmar's election

By Bernt Berger

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Is Down Under on top of its China policy?

Europe is rethinking its economic and political relationship with China. What it can learn from the Australian experience

By James Laurenceson

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Indonesia’s return to an authoritarian developmental state

With the passing of the anti-worker Omnibus Law, President Jokowi's administration follows the path of Indonesia's dark past

By Fahmi Panimbang

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Jacinda Ardern, hero to liberals abroad, is validated at home

New Zealand’s PM is coasting to victory in national elections. But it's unclear how far she will push her progressive promises

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The Indian National Congress' identity crisis

India needs an effective opposition to fight Modi's authoritarianism. But the Congress is too engaged in navel-gazing

By Sanjay Kapoor

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A Trump-like anti-intellectual

Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, steps down. During his tenure, he failed to achieve most of his goals

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Thailand’s anti-establishment protests

For many young people, these protests are the last chance to fight for a better politics that respects popular sovereignty

By Janjira Sombatpoonsiri

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China alone

Beijing's increasingly aggressive expansionism makes the Indo-Pacific's major democracies close their ranks

By Brahma Chellaney

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Like a Gaulish village of democracy

Mongolia's democracy has held its ground between authoritarian neighbours like Russia and China. But now, it's under threat

By Niels Hegewisch