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Pakistani soldiers parading in front of the tomb of independence leader Mohammed Ali Jinnah in Karachi.

Autocratic governance

Decades of military rule

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by D+C / E+Z

South Asian armed forces

They get along well unless they must shoot one another

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by Christian Wagner
by Hans Dembowski
President Joko Widodo (centre) wants the military to do more than protect Indonesia from external threats.

Governance

High-risk balancing act

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by Edith Koesoemawiria
In December 2016, four elected presidents (Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone and John Dramani Mahama of Ghana) told Gambia’s autocratic leader Yahya Jammeh that his time was over. Due to elections, Johnson Sirleaf and Mahama are no longer in office today.

Democratic governance

A mixed bag

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by Vladimir Antwi-Danso
Juan Orlando Hernández is set to stay president of Honduras.

Elections

No transparency

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by Rita Trautmann

France is leading the free world, but cannot fill void

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by Hans Dembowski
Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn (center) and honour guard march at a ceremony for late King Bhumibol Adulyadej in October 2017.

Military rule

The monarchy’s bodyguard

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by Siwach Sripokangkul
by John Draper

Tunisia’s young democracy deserves western support

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by Hans Dembowski

George Soros

Mission inspired by Karl Popper’s liberal philosophy

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by Dan Nolan
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