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Explainer 480: Myanmar and the perks of posing as a democracy

The Foreign Desk

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The Facade of Democracy in Dictatorships

This chapter delves into dictatorships that present themselves as democracies, with a focus on examples like North Korea and Belarus. It also discusses Myanmar's decline from a promising democratic transition to military rule and the ongoing civil strife involving ethnic militias.

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