PM Kishida likely casualty in Japan’s political slush fund scandal
A slush fund scandal has rocked Japan’s ruling LDP party and is threatening to take down Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.…
Hope is fading for democracy in Bangladesh
Despite hopes for a democratic revival, the Awami League used Bangladesh's 2024 election to tighten its increasingly authoritarian grip on…
Power struggles and scandals in Nepal’s political sphere
Nepal grappled with political instability, large-scale scams and the imperative to navigate geopolitical challenges for hydropower exports, tourism and job…
Coal smuggling trains the Mongolian public’s eye on systemic corruption
Authors: Gantulga Munkherdene, National University of Mongolia and Ariell Ahearn, University of Oxford Mongolia has substantial coal deposits across the…
Unveiling the engines behind e-government in Vietnam
Authors: Pham Thi Thuy Duong, UC San Diego and Truong Thuy Quynh, UC Riverside Vietnam’s digital government landscape ranked 86th…
The political theatre behind Philippines police cleansing
Authors: Steffen Jensen, Aalborg University and Karl Hapal, University of the Philippines Diliman In January 2023, the Philippines’ Secretary of…
Bangladesh wedged between political upheaval and economic crises in 2023
Author: Saimum Parvez, VUB For Bangladesh, the two most important trends in 2022 were a strong comeback of political opposition…
Former Trump-Russia Collusion FBI Agent Arrested – Charged with Illegal Dealings with Russia
Shortly after Jim Jordan announced a House investigation into Adam Schiff’s false decrees of Trump/Russia... ...
Donald Trump Releases a Video on Truth Social Thanking the New House Subcommittee for its Work
The former president also provided several key suggestions of topics the committee leadership might consider... ...
World Snooker Tour bans 10 Chinese players as corruption scandal widens
Plunging the sport into its biggest corruption scandal, 10 Chinese snooker players have been charged over their alleged roles in…