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Refugee debate drags Labor along in its wake

Just go back to 2013 to understand the asylum seeker debate. Or 2011 for that matter. Nothing changes, except that Labor's position steadily deteriorates.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Ideas, Party matters, Political issues 1 Comment 28 July 201528 January 2022

OK, one more post about Greece

Fallout from the Greek crisis has put serious constitutional reform of the European Union onto the agenda. That doesn't mean it will happen, and certainly not quickly.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Europe, Political issues, United States Leave a comment 20 July 201519 June 2025

Fascism and the royals

No-one actually thinks the queen was a Nazi at age seven, but that's not what this particular controversy is about.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Ideas, Media, Political issues Leave a comment 20 July 201514 November 2023

If not peace, what?

Opponents of the Iran nuclear deal have good reasons for not being too explicit about what their alternative is.

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Charles Richardson Middle East, Political issues, United States, War and peace 4 Comments 19 July 2015

Greece says “Yes” – sort of

Greece and its eurozone creditors reach a deal of sorts, but it does little credit to most of the participants. More than ever, Europe's problems can be seen as political, not economic.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues Leave a comment 14 July 2015

Greece says “No”

The result of the Greek referendum is very clear. Now the fight is on to decide what it means.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues, Referenda Leave a comment 6 July 2015

No ordinary referendum in Greece

The hastily-organised Greek debt/bailout referendum could go either way – which is appropriate, since no-one is quite sure what either result would mean.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues, Referenda 1 Comment 5 July 2015

D-day for Greece’s chickens

Greece's radical left leadership looks poised for a possible deal with the EU leadership, but the saga certainly isn't over yet.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues 3 Comments 22 June 2015

The limits of Europe, part II

Russia and Britain, for all their obvious differences, have the same sort of equivocal relationship with Europe: unmistakably European powers, but with interests and traditions that draw them elsewhere.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Central and South Asia, Europe, Party matters, Political issues, Scandinavia 4 Comments 20 June 201528 January 2022

Denmark swings rightwards

Danes appear to have voted by a narrow majority for a coalition in which the far right will have the largest voice, but the forces of moderation remain strong.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Scandinavia 2 Comments 19 June 201528 January 2022

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