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COLUMN Why My Governor Should Have 7 Heads

The Swiss Seven-Headed Executive Is a "Magic Formula." Let's Try It at Home.

Jamaima Afridi for Asia Democracy Chronicles, courtesy Asia Democracy Chronicles. (Jamaima is also that story's author)

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SWI Does Democracy Make the World More Peaceful?

Since 1945, scholars and pundits have said that democracy enhances peace. But is that true?

ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Victimized By Climate and Trafficking in the...

In Towns and Villages of India's Mangrove Forest, Climate Change Spurs Trafficking

ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES: Scams, Leaks, Border Disputes

Some See the Shadow of Local 'Scam' Hubs in Cambodia-Thailand Conflict

COLUMN Move the 2028 Olympics to a Different City

Trump Is Weaponizing the Games Against Los Angeles

COLUMN How Local Authorities Can Arrest Federal Agents

The Case of an Unarmed Hippie Takes on New Relevance

IDC Theme of the Month

Digital Democracy & e-Governance: How Digital Tools are Reshaping...

On the International Democracy Community (IDC) platform, we're introducing monthly themes inspired by the...

SRINAGAR (KASHMIR)

ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES A Long, Long Night in the Valley

Beneath the roaring jets lies a valley haunted by unending violence

Photo Courtesy of IOPD

Democracy Resilience Doesn't Exist; Your AI 'Civic Assistant...

Also: Crypto in a Kenyan slum, intro of the Planetary Panchayat, West Sahara boomtown

COLUMN Don't Run Kamala! Save Local Democracy Instead

VP Harris Should Start a New Authority to Defend Local Autonomy

COLUMN What Churchill Would Tell a Besieged City

"We shall fight on the beach... on the freeways... and in the Home Depot parking lots"