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Protests against a new trade agreement between Taiwan and China, Taipei, March 2014 © Tenz1225 via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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Walking the Line of Rapprochement

After more than six decades of conflict over the political status of Taiwan, Beijing and Taipei are normalizing their relations. Yet, …

September 15, 2014
  • Justine Doody

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Kick it like Rousseff © Roberto Stuckert Filho/PR
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Three Strikes: Why Brazil’s Government is Better Than What the Media Tells You

June 10, 2014
  • Hauke Hartmann
Tymohenko supporter in Kiev © Ivan Bandura/Flickr
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On a Path to Decentralisation?

May 26, 2014
  • Justine Doody
A royal Thai army soldier © Null0 via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
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A Coup, the Crown, and Two Middle Classes

May 23, 2014
  • Serhat Ünaldi
Police escort in Karachi © Colin Cookman/Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
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Pakistan’s Violent Economy

May 2, 2014
  • Shamil Shams
Victor Orban during a debate in the European Parliament on the political situation in Hungary, January 2012 © European Union 2012 EP/Pietro Naj-Oleari
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Good Voters and Bad Voters

March 18, 2014
  • Gabriella Balassa
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The Art of Comparing Economic Growth

February 24, 2014
  • Ali Sökmen
Chinese surveillance ships near the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea, April 2013 © Times Asi (CC BY 2.0)
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Symbols for Competition

February 3, 2014
  • Justine Doody
Are powers concentrated in good hands? Nepal’s Chief Justice and interim head of government Khil Raj Regmi © Krish Dulal (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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Re-Thinking Separation of Powers in Nepal

January 22, 2014
  • Slok Gyawali
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