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Across Asia, democracy appears to swing between familiar traps and opportunities as economic realities and expectations evolve. : Michael Joiner, 360info CC BY 4.0

Don’t look now, but if you’re worried about the state of democracies now, just wait until next year.

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Asian democracies struggle under the weight of repression

Don’t look now, but if you’re worried about the state of democracies now, just wait until next year.

First-time voters know their power, but the political system often works against them. : “Boys and their fixies” by Mindy McAdams is available at https://bit.ly/3PeROL6 CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Young Indonesians are told that their votes can make a difference, but the political system offers few ways to address their discontent.

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Indonesia’s young voters: precarious and sidelined by the system

Young Indonesians are told that their votes can make a difference, but the political system offers few ways to address their discontent.

Young people used social media as tools for political participation. : Flickr: toastal CC BY-ND 2.0

Social media has become a powerful tool for younger Indonesian voters to engage with a political system that otherwise leaves them at the margins.

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Social media brings young Indonesians in from political fringe

Social media has become a powerful tool for younger Indonesian voters to engage with a political system that otherwise leaves them at the margins.

India’s Minister for External Affairs, Dr S. Jaishankar, hit out in response to his country’s 11 place slide on the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index. : Wikimedia Commons, IAEA Imageback CC BY 2.0

A creeping authoritarianism now extends to the digital sphere in India.

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Trust us: how India takes control of personal data

Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party has managed to leverage Facebook for electoral success. : Michael Joiner, 360info CC BY 4.0

Siva Vaidhyanathan from the University of Virginia answers the question if Narendra Modi would be Prime Minister of India without Facebook.

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Video: How Modi’s campaigning influenced the world

Thailand’s new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. : Images via Wikimedia Commons; Illustration: Michael Joiner CC BY 4.0

Thailand has astonished observers with a demurely grand political reconciliation to end months of political limbo.

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New political dynamics emerge from Thailand’s surprising compromise

Protests could return if the opposition boycotts the upcoming election. : Jubair Bin Iqbal CC-BY-SA-4.0

Political meddling and state violence could break Bangladesh’s fragile hold on democracy.

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Why Bangladesh’s democracy is on life support