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Cambodia goes rogue

Cambodia's autocrat predictably wins an "election", but the international community shows little interest.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Political issues, South-East Asia, War and peace 4 Comments 31 July 201818 May 2019

Pakistan votes for change, again

I'm back from Scandinavia, with a fair bit of election news to catch up on. First up is Pakistan.

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Charles Richardson Central and South Asia, Elections 3 Comments 30 July 2018

The precarious success of Pakistani democracy

Another democracy in trouble, as the Pakistani government needs to counter the influence of its own military to win a second term.

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Charles Richardson Central and South Asia, Elections 2 Comments 24 July 201830 July 2018

Truth and the Republicans

Barack Obama defends democracy and liberalism in South Africa. Some conservatives now admit that's a good thing.

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Mr Putin and his asset

Donald Trump doesn't really look like a blackmail victim, but there's still something unusual going on in his relationship with Vladimir Putin.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Personalities, Political issues, United States 4 Comments 18 July 201827 January 2022

Time for honesty on immigration

Opponents of immigration are just that, regardless of whether it's legal or illegal. With Peter Dutton, at least we know where he stands.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Political issues 1 Comment 16 July 201824 December 2021

Outside the system

Reporting from Svalbard, a place with no border controls.

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What now, Tory party?

The Brexit drama enters a new and enthralling phase. Here are some ideas for what might happen next.

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Not all libertarians

An anti-Trump libertarian argues for structural reform to give more power to urban Americans.

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Charles Richardson Electoral law, Ideas, Political issues, United States 1 Comment 6 July 201827 January 2022

Germany and the doomsday scenario

The European far right is a powerful ally for Donald Trump, but it is not on the point of taking power.

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