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March 11, 2024

Myanmar
Myanmar’s Army is Collapsing: An Update

As the Myanmar military faces a record level of defections, its control of the country looks increasingly tenuous.

Soldiers dressed in fatigues and dark hats walk through a forested area carrying a red blanket.

December 27, 2023

Southeast Asia
The Specter of Transnational Repression

A recent report by Freedom House demonstrates the widespread normalization of transnational repression.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wears a blue suit and teal tie while standing at a wooden podium in front of two red and white Canadian flags.

February 14, 2024

Indonesia
Prabowo Wins. Does Indonesian Democracy Lose?

Prabowo Subianto has won Indonesia’s presidential election. What will his presidency bring? 

Suporters gather around Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto as he claims victory after unofficial vote counts during an event to watch the results of the general election in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 14, 2024.

February 13, 2024

Pakistan
Imran Khan Denied (But Perhaps Not Forever): Pakistan’s Other Parties Form a Weak Coalition Government

Pakistan faces uncertainty as a fragile coalition, led by Shehbaz Sharif and reluctantly backed by the PPP, attempts to maintain control of parliament and stifle Imran Khan's PTI following recent ele…

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), addresses a press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, February 13, 2024.

July 13, 2021

Nigeria
T.B. Joshua: A Preacher Who Held Outsized Influence in Nigeria and Africa

Policy makers, diplomats, and commentators in the secular West often fail to take into account the profound influence of religious leaders in sub-Saharan Africa, whether among Christians, Muslims, or adherents of traditional religions. Heaven, hell, and what secularists regard as magic are literal realities, more immediate than government policy or the pronouncements of political leaders. What the preacher says is more credible than the utterances of politicians.

T.B. Joshua, a now-deceased Nigerian pastor, holds his hand on a woman's face. The woman holds her hands raised with her palms upward.

February 9, 2024

Pakistan
Pakistan’s Election Results: Imran Khan Claims Victory, But He’s Unlikely to Get it

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party has performed well in Pakistan’s election despite the electoral deck being stacked against it.

Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif gestures with his hand while holding a microphone speaking to a group.

February 8, 2024

Pakistan
Pakistan’s Election: Not Free or Fair Beforehand, Chaotic On Election Day

Election day in Pakistan was marred by internet blackouts and suspended mobile phone service.

The former prime minister of Pakistan gestures with his hand while he stands with a group of people wearing a checkered blazer and white scarf.

April 4, 2013

Asia
New From CFR: Joshua Kurlantzick on Democracy’s Woes

In an interview and op-ed last week, CFR fellow Joshua Kurlantzick analyzes the setbacks facing democracy as autocratic powers such as China and Russia advance their own political philosophies in the…

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