Asia

A network for East Asia scholars and enthusiasts, Politics East Asia, offers a space to share approaches to social science and area studies.

News and information about Asian politics from The Economist.

The politics of Asia are extremely varied as would be expected of such a large landmass and a diverse population. Constitutional monarchies, absolute monarchies, one-party states, federal states, dependent territories, liberal democracies and military dictatorships are all factors in the region, as well as various forms of independence movements.

The constituency of Taiwan appears poised to elect their first female president. Two of the three leading candidates in the January election, including the nominees of both major parties, are women.Women have led other Asian nations, but they have largely followed in the footsteps of male relatives. Not in this case. Rather, analysts say, the race reflects the fact that Taiwan does a better job of putting women into political office than just about anywhere else in the world.

Unfortunately, both qualitative and quantitative data show that the quality of the legal framework for political financing in South Asia is well below the global average.

World Politics Review publishes information and analysis that provides context for the key trends and events in international affairs and foreign policy.

The Economist covers all news and information in the Russian political scene.

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Chinese political news and information from the Economist.

Latest news on politics and diplomacy in Japan, including metro and prefecture-related news.