Familial Harmony, Pancasila, and Javanese Values in Indonesia’s New Government Indonesia, a country that has experimented with constitutional democracy since 1998, inaugurated its new president, Prabowo Subianto, on October 20, 2024. His so-called “Red and White Cabinet” (Kabinet Merah Putih) may appear peculiar from the perspective of Western democracies due to its concentration of power. … Read more
Pakistan is in the throes of yet another constitutional crisis. The ruling coalition government, which is heavily criticized for coming to power through blatantly rigged elections in February 2024, launched a campaign to amend the 1973 Constitution in significant ways. After weeks of speculation, the federal cabinet approved a draft on Sunday afternoon, which was … Read more
As a major emitter of greenhouse gasses, Germany has a fundamental responsibility to show solidarity with developing countries suffering from the effects of climate change. This obligation is clear from the common but differentiated obligations that underpin the climate framework. Consequently, Germany must deploy its policy and fiscal instruments in furtherance of actions. One key … Read more
In 1993, a constitutional disaster in Russia led to troops storming the Russian parliament constructing and a brand new structure that strengthened Boris Yeltsin’s maintain on energy. Jeff Hawn argues that previous to the disaster, Russia was on track to turning into a real democratic state. The final decade of the twentieth century in some … Read more
