As Donald Trump's impeachment trial approaches its inevitable climax, it's worth a look at where this process came from and how it fits in with the United States constitution.
Author: Charles Richardson
A big year in regional Italy
Two regional elections in Italy done, with six more to come. The far right is still powerful but not unstoppable.
Putin, history and the Holocaust
Remembering the Holocaust can't ever be a politically neutral activity. As far-right politics returns to the scene, it's becoming more fraught than ever.
Election preview: Peru (legislature)
An early congressional election in Peru should bring to an end a long period of constitutional tension.
Indexing democracy again
The fortunes of democracy in 2019 were mixed, at best.
Two concepts of progressivism in Iowa
All eyes are on Iowa, with a lot of attention paid to the two candidates on the left of the field. But are they on the same "left"?
Northern Ireland gets a government again
Northern Ireland has been without a government for three years, and a lot has happened in that time. Now its parties have agreed to give things another try.
Putin’s plan
Authoritarianism typically creates problems for its practitioners. Vladimir Putin's plan for constitutional revision represents an attempt to solve some of them.
Democrats stagger into primary season
The Democrat presidential field continues to narrow, with previously-fancied hopefuls dropping out. Soon the voters of Iowa will have to choose among what's left.
Taiwan’s unsurprising landslide
Taiwanese voters give their president a second term, evidently convinced that her defiance of Beijing is the best strategy.
The World is Not Enough 