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The Trump doctrine in the Indian Ocean

Trump takes an interest in the Chagos Islands, raising questions about the support for his views both in Europe and America.

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Charles Richardson Africa, British Isles, Europe, Political issues, United States, War and peace Leave a comment 27 January 2026

Free speech: What went wrong

Freedom of speech goes by the board yet again, as Australia's government and opposition compete in the opportunism stakes.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Political issues, Ideas 2 Comments 20 January 202620 January 2026

Antisemitism and the Trumpists

The American hard right is splitting between its pro-Israel and its antisemitic wings, although the two things have sat together fairly amicably in the past.

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Charles Richardson Ideas, Middle East, Party matters, Political issues, United States, War and peace 1 Comment 29 December 202510 January 2026

Trump vs Europe

Does Donald Trump want to destroy Europe in order to save it, or does he just want to destroy it, period?

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Charles Richardson Europe, Ideas, Political issues, United States, War and peace Leave a comment 15 December 20252 January 2026

Two South American results

Chile looks set for a far-right president, while Ecuador clips its president's wings in a referendum.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America, Political issues, Referenda 1 Comment 21 November 2025

2009 all over again?

With the Liberal Party on the point of changing leaders again, some are looking back to a time when that worked, after a fashion.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Party matters, Political issues Leave a comment 17 November 2025

A Remembrance Day compilation

Views over the years of the 1975 constitutional crisis.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Constitutional law, Political issues 4 Comments 11 November 2025

Liberals contemplate a Hastie future

Andrew Hastie is obviously preparing the ground for a Liberal leadership challenge, with the argument that a policy shift is necessary to counter the threat from the far right. It doesn't make a lot of sense.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Party matters, Personalities, Political issues 1 Comment 6 October 20256 October 2025

Trump: two more views

Some more perspectives on what Trumpism is and where it is going.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Europe, Ideas, Party matters, Political issues, United States, War and peace 8 Comments 1 October 2025

South Korea balances between madmen

South Korea's new president wants good relations with all of his neighbors, but balancing their competing interests is not getting any easier.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Political issues, United States, War and peace Leave a comment 23 September 2025

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