Recent decades have witnessed the decline of democracy around the world as more and more countries have turned to more populist regimes. The political regimes of many Asian countries changed in the 20th century in the post-war period and voting was introduced for the very first time. However, Asia has never fully embraced democracy like […]
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By Joy Ng and Tiana Thwin “Take up the White Man’s burden … To serve your captives’ need.” In 1899, Rudyard Kipling wrote a poem, “The White Man’s Burden”, a hymn to the U.S. Imperialism, a reminder of the burden for a white man to rule the colored, a mark of the racist legacy left […]
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An electoral system determines the set of rules which shape the voting process and results interpretation in an election. This is a widely used practice since it exists even in non-governmental organizations, businesses, etc. to determine the people in charge. However, the main focus of this piece is going to be on the political electoral […]
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There are a lot of hot button political topics out there. However, some are so deeply rooted in political discourse that they not only manifest as a hot topic on the campaign trail, but impact the machinations behind the scenes, and even the way that we, as private citizens, view politics and consume political information. […]
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No matter where you are from, or what citizenship you have, there are a few duties and responsibilities that every person has. These include doing taxes, voting, and civic participation, including mandatory military service in certain countries. Even though the processes differ between each country, everyone should know the basic overview of their civic responsibilities. […]
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For more than four decades, the country of Afghanistan has been wracked by political turmoil, instability and conflict. In August 2021, this culminated into violence, death and uncertainty for the Afghans. On August 15th, the Taliban, an Islamist organization often regarded as terrorists, defiantly overthrew the government, causing President Ashraf Ghani to flee and sending […]
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COVID-19 has brought struggles to all sectors of society, one, in particular, is the election process. The pandemic has popularized other forms of voting to combat social distancing and lockdown restrictions. However, months after the election, questions still linger in the atmosphere as to whether we should only vote in-person? Better yet, the future voting. […]
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In retaliation against a recent spate of aggressions, including a rocket attack in Iraq last week that wounded US troops, President Joe Biden launched military airstrikes in late February against two Iranian-backed militias in Syria. This was done in response to a rocket attack on the airport in Erbil, northern Iraq, on February 15, that […]
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The right to vote has been guaranteed to every individual in their respective countries through the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Given the massive discrepancies in social and political systems in countries around the world, it is evident that the way people go out and vote as well as how that vote count differs. In […]
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Freedom of speech — the right to seek, communicate, and gain information across all different sorts of ideas within a country, by any means. It is a significant human right that ensures individuals the liberty to openly express and exchange ideas without restrictions, including ideas that may be seen as offensive. Regardless, due to specific […]
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