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JAKARTA
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES How to Retool for Resilient Democracy
Defending Democracy Needs More Savvy and Sacrifice From Civil Society
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NEW YORK
WORLD CUP OF DEMOCRACY: The Final and a Champion
Spain and Switzerland. Who Will Be the Winner?
USA
Assassination & Local Violence
The attempt on Trump's life resembles shootings in local communities
Laos
Uncivil Suppression
Laotian civil society must navigate local authorities and self-censorship.
Nepal
Songs for Saving
Banking on music to fight the illegal wildlife trade
Local women hold a consultative meeting in a Union Council in Rawalakot on October 5, 2023, about the women's protest rallies across Kashmir on October 10.
Afghanistan
How the March Changed Us
Action committees, protests and marchers overcome official resistance in Kashmiri communities.
United Kingdom
COLUMN: How the UK Lost Its Cities
Birmingham was once the world's best governed city. Now it's insolvent.
Suppressing a City Song
'Glory to Hong Kong' Is Banned in Hong Kong
Afghanistan
Two Districts Find Unity
In Indian Union Territory of Ladakh, two districts set aside differences and come together to protect their...
Honduras
Chasing Utopia, Startup Style
A group of Silicon Valley’s most powerful figures are building startup societies that they believe will set...
United Kingdom
Our Lost 'Civic Gospel'
The U.K.'s national elections obscure a local crisis.  
Global
Better Than Cease Fire Statements?
Prospera island, Britain's insolvent local democracy, Sarajevo-Barcelona, Citizen Assembly heresies, a Lima...