While both systems have their merits, democracy prioritises the power and accountability of leaders to the people, whereas ...

Monarchies ruled the world for thousands of years, but in the last 250 years, their dominance has almost completely disappeared. What led to the downfall of monarchies and the rise of democratic ...

The Opinion Pages Support Democracy, Not the Monarchy Ali Al-Ahmed is an expert on Saudi and Gulf political affairs at the Institute for Gulf Affairs in Washington. Updated January 4, 2016, 9:42 PM ...

The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has leapt in one day from an absolute monarchy to a democracy. Bhutan is a tradition-bound land, where people revere their monarch — so much so that the ...

He failed, and his popularity plummeted. By April 2006, widespread unrest had forced the king to restore democracy. 'He may live as common citizen' Soon after, the Maoists ended their fight.

By the 1960s, the phrase had become something of a trope, as part of “Thai-style democracy,” which emphasized that Western democracy was inappropriate for Thailand.

Segun Ayobolu Is there any such thing as developmental monarchy? Is the traditional institution in Nigeria, nay Africa, not an anachronistic relic of the past, an enduring reminder of our ...

COMMENTARY Our unelected monarchy makes a joke of our democracy The Supreme Court can’t be bothered by silly things like a code of ethics or checks and balances By Sabrina Haake Contributing Writer ...

The monarchy positions itself as a defender of democracy, but the king allowed himself to be used as an alternative source of legitimacy by those who opposed a freely elected leader during the 2006 ...

Linda McMahon's confirmation hearing is underway for Secretary of Education. President Trump has called for the department to be closed. Former Secretary of Education in the Biden administration ...

The Opinion Pages Bhutan Needs Monarchy, and Democracy Karma Ura is the director of the Center for Bhutan Studies. December 11, 2013 ...

Between 10,000 and 15,000 people rallied at the city's Democracy Monument on Sunday, according to reports. In recent weeks, reform of the monarchy has joined the list of demands for many ...