Most people in most countries state that they wish to have a democratic government. But the definition of democracy has been contested constantly. Without understanding what people really mean by democracy, the…
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With Jokowi’s Maneuvering, Indonesian Democracy Faces Gravest Threat Since Suharto’s Fall – Analysis
By Pizaro Gozali Idrus Indonesian democracy is facing the gravest threat to its survival since authoritarian President Suharto fell in 1998, with recent student-led protests reflecting that citizens are pushing back, analysts…
Mexico Under Claudia Sheinbaum: Social Democracy Or Populism? – Analysis
By Michael Reid Few doubted that Claudia Sheinbaum, the hand-picked candidate of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, would win Mexico’s presidential election on 2 June. But similarly, few foresaw the scale of her…
Israel And Its Supporters Turn Palestine Into A Litmus Test Of Democracy – Analysis
Innocent Palestinians bear the brunt of Israel’s Gaza war, but they are not the only victims of the conflict. So are freedoms of expression, the media, and academia in the West, as…
Fiftieth Anniversary Of Portugal’s Revolution, Not To Be Confused With Spain’s Transition To Democracy – Analysis
By William Chislett Little did they know it, but the military captains who overthrew Portugal’s decades-long dictatorship 50 years ago ushered in a wave of democratisation around the world, including Spain, after the death of General…
The Disinformation Age: The Collapse Of Liberal Democracy In The United States – Book Review
I owe it to a wonderful teacher of Translation Studies, Prof. DR, for having introduced the class to The Poetics of Imperialism: Translation and Colonization from The Tempest to Tarzan (1991) by…
Deepfake and its Threat to Democracy
As India gears up for the world’s largest elections in 2024, political parties are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) for novel – and dangerous – strategies. The rise of deepfake technology is…