Politics

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Francis E Hutchinson, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute Long characterised by ‘stability’ and excessive concentration of power, Malaysia’s politics have become fluid and unpredictable. With elite compacts and agreements hammered out…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: Ronald D Holmes, De La Salle University A Philippine commentator described Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr’s victory as overwhelming. This is apt based on the current vote count. Bongbong will…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Authors: Nico Ravanilla, University of California, Renard Sexton, Emory University and Dotan Haim, Florida State University As the campaign to replace term-limited Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has kicked into high…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Jong Eun Lee, American University On 9 March 2022, South Korea held a closely contested presidential election after months of volatile, acrimonious campaigns. Conservative People Power Party (PPP) candidate…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Authors: Timothy S Rich, Ian Milden and Madelynn Einhorn, Western Kentucky University Many presidential systems, especially in Latin America and Eastern Europe, have runoff elections if the first-place candidate fails…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Kuniaki Nemoto, Musashi University It has become a post-election tradition in Japan for groups of civil activists to sue election commissions across the country due to the disparity in…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: Martin Weiser, Seoul South Korea’s presidential election on 9 March 2022 was decided by the closest margin in the country’s history. Just a quarter of a million people —…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: Sam Roggeveen, Lowy Institute How should the relationship between domestic electoral politics and foreign policy in today’s Australia be characterised? The defining characteristic of the West’s democratic malaise is…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Diego Maiorano, University of Naples In March 2020, the Indian government announced one of the harshest COVID-19 lockdowns in the world with only four hours’ notice. The lockdown left…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Vincent Brussee, MERICS Although China’s central leadership sees its social credit system as a key feature of the country’s domestic governance system, the implementation of the initiative continues to…