Radovan Karadžić, unsurprisingly, is convicted of war crimes. Why do we bother?
Category: Europe
Words that kill: terrorism and “Islamism”
Why "Islamist" is the wrong word to use to describe terrorists, and why some people want us to use it anyway.
A European quiz question
Two groups of European countries. Explain what's different about them.
Germany gets a far-right party (again)
Three state elections in Germany are dominated by the refugee issue. The far right makes gains, but there is some good news for Angela Merkel as well.
No joy for immigrants in Slovakia
The anti-immigrant left in Slovakia loses out to the anti-immigrant right. At least it's a change.
Thoughts on a three party system
Talk of "neoliberalism" obscures the existence of actual liberals, just at the time when we need them most.
Election preview: Slovakia
Slovakia's centre-left government is seeking re-election, having secured economic growth and fought against accepting refugees. The alternative is a broad and possibly unstable centre-right coalition.
Results roundup
An irregular feature updating world electoral news. This week, the United States, Iran, Spain, Ireland and Jamaica.
Grand coalition looms in Ireland
Ireland's general election has produced a parliament that looks as if it will be unworkable on any basis other than a coalition of the two major parties, historic enemies though they are.
Election preview: Ireland
Ireland combines an idiosyncratic party system with an oddly familiar electoral system, but today's election could usher in a period of uncertainty.
The World is Not Enough 