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It is unlikely that the post-World War II US, with its magnanimity and benevolence, ready, able and strong enough to set aside its own interests to help other countries will survive. A more inward looking America, caring for its own interests is the more likely outcome. Four reasons support this prediction.
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The passing of Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam, Singapore’s most well known opposition politician, a week ago may not have been psychologically seismic enough to prompt a middle class Singaporean society to soul search, but it did offer an insight to how Singaporean institutions are simultaneously constructing and sanitising a man’s life for national memory.
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As it turned out, Anwar did not topple the government that day, but nevertheless kept his finger on the BN panic button by continuing to claim that he did have the numbers, and was merely biding his time. Such a threat has been interpreted to have contributed to the UMNO supreme council decision to throw off Abdullah earlier than planned.
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As the US election season swings into high gear, millions of Americans are following every detail of the presidential campaign. Few, however, are paying attention to Indonesia as it prepares for elections in 2009. Over the past decade, Indonesia has undergone a remarkable political transformation that clearly refutes the proposition that democracy and Islam are incompatible.
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A great deal of attention has so far been paid to the role of the ruling People’s Power Party (PPP) and how Thaksin retained a firm political hand even while in exile in the UK from September 2006. Yet, little is known about the position of the Peoples Alliance for Democracy (PAD), its political dogma and the real reasons behind its persistent opposition against Thaksin and the PPP’s regime.
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