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Watergate at fifty

Fifty years on from the beginning of the Watergate cover-up, the United States again confronts the question of liability for presidential criminality.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Personalities, Political issues, United States 2 Comments 23 June 2022

Another win for Ukraine

Danish voters approve an end to their exemption from EU defence activities, in a further sign of Europe's commitment to countering Russian aggression.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues, Referenda, Scandinavia, War and peace Leave a comment 2 June 20222 June 2022

Why does it all matter?

There's a mood for change in Australia, but it's not yet certain that it's different elements will mesh together well enough to unseat the Morrison government.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Party matters, Political issues 4 Comments 20 May 20228 September 2022

Ukraine does well at the polls

The war in Ukraine has led to a wave of strategic rethinking in Europe, with ripple effects in a German state election at the weekend.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Europe, Germany, Political issues, War and peace 3 Comments 16 May 2022

May electoral roundup

A monthly feature: today, updates from Northern Ireland, the Philippines, Schleswig-Holstein and South Ossetia.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Germany, Middle East, Political issues, South-East Asia 1 Comment 12 May 202231 May 2022

Britain votes locally

Elections in Britain overnight will be watched for their broader political implications, especially in Brexit-plagued Northern Ireland.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Political issues, Referenda 5 Comments 6 May 20226 May 2022

Peace or victory?

The only route to a sustainable peace in Ukraine is Ukrainian military victory.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues, United States, War and peace 3 Comments 3 May 20228 January 2024

One war ends, another continues

Russia has admitted failure in its quest to replace Ukraine's government and destroy the country's independence. Can it do any better with more limited aims?

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues, War and peace Leave a comment 4 April 202226 April 2022

Putinism in the Sahara

Just as the international community is trying to halt the military occupation of Ukraine, Spain is moving towards recognition of a previous illicit conquest.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Europe, Political issues, Spain, War and peace 5 Comments 22 March 2022

An incumbent falls at last

South Australia's government loses badly despite an apparently successful record in combating Covid-19. Are voters ready to move on to other things?

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Political issues 4 Comments 21 March 202225 March 2022

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