Howard Baker, who died on Thursday aged 88, led the first Republican Senate majority for a generation. His leadership style would be unwelcome among today's Republicans.
Month: June 2014
Far right still out in the cold
The party makeup of the new European parliament reflects a shift towards the extremes, but the far right was still unable to form a political group of its own.
Britain vs Europe, yet again
David Cameron is fighting against the likely nominee for the presidency of the European Commission – not just because he thinks it's the wrong choice (although he does), but because he has a different view about the process.
A flawed election in Mauritania
Mauritania's president is re-elected overwhelmingly in an election boycotted by the major opposition forces. It's an improvement on naked dictatorship, but well short of real democracy.
Indexing democracy
The Economist publishes its latest Democracy Index, raising some interesting questions about just what it's trying to measure.
Republicans go for a moderate
Eric Cantor, who lost his primary election last week, will be replaced as majority leader by a Californian pragmatist.
Colombians vote for peace
Colombia's president gets the renewed mandate that he sought to pursue peace for his troubled country.
Blair, Iraq and Afghanistan
The successful conduct of an election in Afghanistan provides an interesting counterpoint to Tony Blair's call for a new intervention in Iraq.
Election preview: Colombia
Colombia's president is up for re-election, but his plans for peace with the country's FARC guerrillas are not universally popular.
Elections in doubtful countries
Kosovo and South Ossetia have both held parliamentary elections. In each case, the fundamental issue is their status as independent countries.
The World is Not Enough 