
Politics
What Would Plato Have Thought of Donald Trump?
Were Plato to have witnessed the surprising rise of Donald Trump from celebrity businessman to potential President, he would probably have seen this as yet another vindication of his suspicion of democracy.

Politics,China
Has China's Institutionalization Failed?

Politics,Society
In a few of Republican candidate Donald Trump's rallies, there were clashes and even skirmishes between protestors and supporters. The violent scenes were in sharp contrast to the "gold standard" of American democracy that people have come to know.

Politics,Southeast Asia
Myanmar’s New Leadership and Prospects for Sino-Myanmar Relations
On March 15, 2016, Myanmar’s newly-elected parliament, dominated by Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, elected Htin Kyaw, Suu Kyi’s close aide and confidant, as Myanmar’s next president — the country’s first civilian president since the military coup d’état of September 18, 1988.

Politics,Hotspots,China
China’s Rule of Law Dilemma
Less than one year after the party invoked the building of the “rule of law,” 317 human rights lawyers, activists and their family members in China since July 2015 have been reportedly detained and investigated.

Politics,China
China’s National People’s Congress 2016: Reforms Entering Uncharted Waters
The Xi Jinping-Li Keqiang leadership faced the daunting challenges of reviving the anaemic economy and pushing through a domestic restructuring programme.

Politics
Xi Jinping’s Foreign Policy Priorities
The purpose of Xi’s foreign policy is to guarantee a peaceful international environment for the country’s domestic modernization.

Politics,Hotspots,China
Anti-Corruption Campaign: China’s Political “New Normal”
After 30 years of gradual economic reform, the party-state’s partially marketized economy has become a hotbed for more high-stake and high-level corruption cases.

Politics
Recent Developments In Sino-EU Relations: The 2014 And 2015 State Visits By Xi Jinping And Li Keqiang
On June 28, 2015, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Belgium for the 17th China-European Union Leaders’ Meeting.

Cambodia Rising: Neoliberal Violence And Development
This article examines the violence that has accompanied Cambodia’s transition to neoliberalism with its adoption of the Washington Consensus policy prescriptions after the signing of the Paris Peace Accords in 1991, and also reflects on the significance of thecountry’s 2013 general elections.

Politics,China,Southeast Asia
The March 2015 Bombings of Yunnan: New Trends in Sino-Myanmar Relations
On March 8, 2015, a Tatmadaw fighter jet battling rebels from the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army in the Kokang region accidentally bombed a village in Gengma county in China’s Yunnan province, destroying a house.