Poland Begins to Look Beyond the Vote, to Unwinding an ‘Illiberal Democracy’

Shocked by exit polls on Sunday night indicating that opposition forces had won enough seats in Parliament to oust Poland’s nationalist governing party, Polish state television briefly halted its nonstop abuse of government opponents as traitors. One previously vicious anchor even called them “my dears.” But it was only a momentary wobble. By Monday, as…

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Singapore’s PM: Dangerous to see one-China question as ‘democracy vs autocracy’

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday warned of dangerous consequences in framing the one-China question through the narrative of “democracy versus autocracy.” Lee gave the warning at the closing dialogue of the Asia Future Summit in Singapore. Recognized by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 of 1971, there is but one China in…

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