More than seven years on, Brexit is still troubling the politics of Northern Ireland, but a return to self-government is on the cards.
Category: Europe
Good news for the mainstream in Finland
The electoral year in Europe kicks off with the first round of Finland's presidential election.
A new French prime minister
Emmanuel Macron finds someone even younger than himself to serve as prime minister, hoping to keep his delicate balancing act alive.
EU loses a president
The European Union is looking for a new head of state, exposing some of the strangeness of its constitutional arrangements.
Creeping authoritarianism in Serbia
Serbia's autocratic president wins a parliamentary majority as expected, but his position is in some ways an unenviable one.
A word in Cameron’s ear
An occasional adviser to Britain's foreign secretary has interesting things to say about the Middle East.
Fall of an autocrat
Two months after its election, Poland completes its change of government, providing a much-needed morale boost for democrats worldwide.
That other two-state solution
Israel/Palestine isn't the only place confronting a choice between having one state or two. The problem in Cyprus is similar, but interestingly different.
Two new coalitions
Some months on, elections in Spain and New Zealand result in coalition governments being formed.
Dutch far right takes a prize
With the far right emerging from last week's election as easily the largest party, putting together a new government in the Netherlands is going to be very interesting.
