"In this region, what's worked the best, whether you like it or you do not like it, is a benevolent monarchy," Barrack said.

There’s an old saying: If it quacks like a duck and walks like a duck… it’s a duck. The same logic applies to the current president. If he acts like an autocrat, openly declares his intent to be a ...

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“Sections of the Indian establishment have supported the restoration of the monarchy in Nepal because Indian diplomacy is finding it increasingly difficult to deal with a turbulent democracy.” Nepali ...

Former King Gyanendra Shah is greeted on his 71st birthday. Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images Gyanendra Shah, former king of Nepal, will celebrate his 77th birthday on July 7 ...

In a period of democratic decline in Southeast Asia, Thailand is sometimes held up as an outlier; compared to a raging civil war following a military coup in next door Myanmar, the arrest and banning ...

Liberal voters have intensified their scrutiny of the Thai monarchy in recent years. Conservatives have responded with a campaign to defend the institution at all costs. By Sui-Lee Wee and Muktita ...

The article explores the complexities of the British monarchy's influence in modern society, focusing on the recent controversies surrounding Megan Markle and Prince Andrew, and the growing discontent ...

The referendum that abolished the monarchy in Greece and ended the reign of Constantine was held on December 8, 1974.