Ethiopia's leader is a worthy recipient of the Nobel peace prize, but there is a lot of work still to be done in his country and the region.
Author: Charles Richardson
Poland and proportionality
Poland's strongman wins re-election, despite the fact that the opposition won more votes.
Why Poland matters
Polish voters have the opportunity tomorrow either to deliver a check to the worldwide campaign to wind back liberal democracy, or to give it further momentum.
Election preview: Poland
Poland looks set for a very close election on Sunday, with its right-wing government starting as a narrow favorite.
More thoughts about judicial review
The decision about prorogation is not the only controversy Britain's supreme court has engaged in recently. An attempt to rein in the intelligence services raised some similar issues.
Let’s talk about impeachment
The Democrats have set out on the road towards impeaching Donald Trump. There are echoes of Watergate, but the Republican Party has changed a lot in 45 years.
Socialists back in Portugal
A good result for the opinion polls, as Portuguese voters deliver a vote of confidence in their centre-left government.
Election preview: Portugal
Portugal's election on Sunday is expected to produce a triumph for the centre-left – rather an untypical thing in Europe these days.
Brexit, always Brexit
Another week, another round of Brexit manoeuvring. Is the British government serious about a deal?
China, seventy years on
The Chinese Communist Party today celebrates 70 years of power as perhaps the most successful totalitarian movement of modern times.
The World is Not Enough 