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Cockroach Protests in India: The Power of Unity
India’s Cockroach Janata Party has managed to turn itself from satire into a powerful democratic movement that has made resilience its forte.
Leaving North Korea Tragically Alone
The tragic reality of a nuclear North Korea means its people’s liberation has been postponed indefinitely.
Let’s Not Give Up on Myanmar
As Myanmar faces a sham election under military rule, its ignored and brutalised democracy movement fights a war the world cannot afford to forget.
The Taiwan Question
The question over Taiwan has long been personally and politically significant to me. And with things cooling down between the US and China, what might be in store for the world’s most gallant democracy?