The Problem of Executive Power in Russia

Will India under the BJP see a period of renewed communal violence, or will Hindu-nationalist politicians be reined in by constitutional constraints and their desire to stay in power?

How can Burma peacefully move away from military rule and toward a stable democratic system based on sound electoral and federal arrangements?

Vietnam and its smaller neighbors Laos and Cambodia remain bastions of illiberalism and one-party rule despite rapid economic growth and falling poverty. What will it take to reform their elitist…