Talk of the succession to Kim Jong-un in North Korea reminds us of some of the problems of monarchical government.
Category: East Asia
Gaming the system backfires, again
Final figures from South Korea show that the opposition's attempt to subvert the new electoral system actually worked to the government's benefit.
Results roundup (coronavirus edition)
Election results from three jurisdictions – South Korea, Wisconsin and Brisbane – show varying support for incumbents in a time of crisis.
Election preview: South Korea (legislative)
President Moon Jae-in's party seems well placed in South Korea's legislative election, despite attempts by the opposition to game the new electoral system.
Taiwan’s unsurprising landslide
Taiwanese voters give their president a second term, evidently convinced that her defiance of Beijing is the best strategy.
Election preview: Taiwan
Taiwan's president looks comfortably set for re-election tomorrow, being an unintended beneficiary of the Chinese government's aggressive approach to Hong Kong.
A local landslide in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's democrats win a big victory in local elections.
China, seventy years on
The Chinese Communist Party today celebrates 70 years of power as perhaps the most successful totalitarian movement of modern times.
Two anniversaries
Czechia and Tibet: compare and contrast. Can history tell us anything about appeasement?
Taiwanese voters give peace a chance
Local elections in Taiwan suggest dissatisfaction with the incumbents and a preference for improving relations with mainland China.
The World is Not Enough 