Catalonia's fugitive independence leader is free again, but his cause is in as much disarray as ever.
Author: Charles Richardson
Election preview: Hungary
Central Europe's most illiberal leader faces the voters, helped by a voting system designed for his own benefit.
Easter election roundup
Election news from around the world. This week: Costa Rica, Egypt, Sierra Leone and New Caledonia.
An alarming runoff in Costa Rica
Costa Ricans get to choose on Sunday between two presidential candidates with the same surname. Polling suggests that the fundamentalist has the edge.
Remembering My Lai
One from the archive, as the Vietnam War recedes further into the past.
Election preview: Russia
Russia's presidential election, or "election", doesn't require much analysis, but it still raises some interesting issues.
Election preview: South Australia
South Australians go to the polls, with little reason to think that the electoral system will reflect their wishes.
Italy: populists and populism
Will Italy's rival populists get together? Or does that idea rest on a misunderstanding?
The fantasy world of Brexit
Attempts to square the Brexit circle remain unsuccessful. But do the Tory Brexiters really care?
Options for Italy, revisited
The Italian results might look complicated, but they really boil down to just two options.
The World is Not Enough 