Category: Authoritarianism

Russia still seeks a ‘Chechen solution’ for Ukraine

     

Moscow’s aim in Ukraine continues to be that of “eliminating anti-Russian elements”  and eventually imposing a “Chechen solution” on the country, a former Russian colleague tells Nathalie Tocci, Director of… Read more »

‘Sunnylands’ ahead? Partnership a catalyst for Asian democracy

     

Democracy generates economic dividends by aligning incentives and spontaneous solutions. That at least was the assertion of the Myanmar Economic Resilience and Reform Plan (MERRP), which the National League for… Read more »

Pharaoh Xi: CCP planning Uyghur-style crackdown for Taiwan?

     

Chinese paramilitary units with experience in dishing out the brutal repression of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang may be deployed to Taiwan once the island nation is conquered, a leading China… Read more »