The much talked about South-South Cooperation is set to replicate neo-colonial tendencies in Africa unless there is a change of leadership on the continent.
Asia articles on Democracy Chronicles
View news about the struggle for democracy on the continent of Asia where giants of China and India hover large. Asia represents a huge portion of the human race where both some of the best and worst governments coexist. Also see our World Democracy section!
1989: ‘Ideological lie’ exposed in democracy’s paradoxical moment
No empire in history has disintegrated as quickly or as bloodlessly as the Soviet one, in the year that saw the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989…
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin: Taking the measure of the man
Putin has attempted to project power beyond Russia and has proven to be efficient. An article in Democracy Digest questions how strong Putin really is.
“Democracy without competition? The fall & rise of Cambodia’s opposition”
Exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy said Thursday he was ready to go to jail or die for restoring democracy in Cambodia, vowing to return home on Nov. 9.
How to defend against the insidious threat of disinformation
Disinformation is an insidious threat undermining faith in democracy. Arizona State University researcher Scott Ruston offers tips on how to defend yourself.
Systematic oppression: “How China is crushing the Uighurs”
“China’s Muslim Uighurs face systematic oppression. Their…province…Xinjiang is a police state – an estimated one million of them…detained in camps…”
Trump Adviser backpedaling on having received information from China about Biden
Michael Pillsbury, informal adviser to Trump on China trade policy, “says he was given information on Hunter Biden by China but backpedaled on this claim.
Dictatorship vs Democracy: NBA Crouching Down to Chinese tyranny!
NBA is under no obligation to apologize to the China for supporting freedom in Hong Kong. But it did just that, crouching down to Chinese tyranny.
Democratic renewal: An ideological dimension to great power competition
Scholar argues that US power is being challenged by rivals like China that are keen to replace Washington as the one to write the rules of global conduct.
‘Gems, Warlords and Mercenaries’: Russia’s sharp power playbook in Africa
Russia lacks China’s muscle when it comes to trade and infrastructure but has a shrewd appreciation of the political needs of African dictators.