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Democracy in Asia can be comparatively assessed [1] according to various definitions of democracy. [2] According to the V-Dem Democracy indices, the Asian countries with the highest democracy scores in year 2023 were Taiwan, Japan, Cyprus, Israel, and South Korea, meanwhile the Asian countries with lowest democracy scores in 2023 are Saudi Arabia, China and Afghanistan. [3]
Map of Asia. The politics of Asia are extremely varied as would be expected of such a large landmass and a diverse population. Constitutional monarchies, absolute monarchies, one-party states, federal states, dependent territories, liberal democracies and military dictatorships are all factors in the region, as well as various forms of independence movements.
The World Forum for Democratization in Asia (WFDA) was set up in 2005 to enhance and promote democracy in Asia. WFDA's secretariat is based in Taipei, Taiwan at the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD). WFDA has organized several conferences between various civil society organizations, most notably its Biennial Conferences.
South Korea is widely considered a peaceful beacon of democracy in Asia, but that wasn't always the case. This is a country that saw 16 bouts of martial law during its first four decades ruled ...
The 2017 Democracy Index registered, at the time, the worst year for global democracy since 2010–11. Asia was the region with the largest decline since 2016. Venezuela was downgraded from a hybrid regime to an authoritarian regime.
On Sunday our congressional representative, Andy Barr, had an op-ed “Defending Taiwan is vital to U.S. national security and economic interests” reporting on his recent trip with a bipartisan ...
Sri Lanka is the oldest democracy in Asia in terms of universal suffrage, which was granted by the Donoughmore Constitution in 1931. Today, fundamental rights are enshrined in the constitutions of all South Asian countries. The vast expanse of subnational units in India and Pakistan share a common feature of parliamentary government.
The Network of Social Democracy in Asia, more commonly known as Socdem Asia, is a regional grouping of social democratic organizations in Asia. [2] [3] Socdem Asia is an associate network of the Progressive Alliance. [3]