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Imagining democracy in Myanmar

  • Dr Tamas Wells, Soe Htet & Dr Michael Breen,

The 2021 overthrow of the democratically elected government of Myanmar and the ensuing civil conflict has unlocked new ways of imagining its political future.

The power of mimicry: How human rights are covertly undermined in the Philippines

  • Syme de Leon,

Respect for human rights in the Philippines has been significantly undermined by presidents in recent years by overt and covert tactics.

Taiwan: A battlefield for cyberwar and disinformation

  • Associate Professor Lennon Yao-Chung Chang,

Actions that undermine democracy and create instability within Taiwan should be seen through a national security lens.

Securitisation, nationalism and democracy: The banning of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia

  • Dr Christian Harijanto and Professor Farida Fozdar,

How HTI was constructed as an existential threat and banned using a process beyond the normal systems of democracy.

Civil society in hybrid regimes? The case of Iraq

  • Professor Benjamin Isakhan,

The Iraqi Federation of Oil Unions in Iraq has achieved change but has not led to a more robust democracy.

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