Charles Dunst is the author of the new book "Defeating the Dictators: How Democracy Can Prevail in the Age of the Strongman."
A deep and growing divide has gripped Southeast Asia since the Myanmar military seized power on Feb. 1, 2021.
Authoritarian order grows in reach as democratic world fails to make its case


Hun Sen speaks to ASEAN foreign ministers in Phnom Penh in August 2022: The unwillingness of the bloc's autocrats to condemn Myanmar is largely about self-preservation. © AP
Charles Dunst is the author of the new book "Defeating the Dictators: How Democracy Can Prevail in the Age of the Strongman."
A deep and growing divide has gripped Southeast Asia since the Myanmar military seized power on Feb. 1, 2021.