The fortunes of democracy in 2019 were mixed, at best.
Category: Political issues
Northern Ireland gets a government again
Northern Ireland has been without a government for three years, and a lot has happened in that time. Now its parties have agreed to give things another try.
Putin’s plan
Authoritarianism typically creates problems for its practitioners. Vladimir Putin's plan for constitutional revision represents an attempt to solve some of them.
Taiwan’s unsurprising landslide
Taiwanese voters give their president a second term, evidently convinced that her defiance of Beijing is the best strategy.
Death of a sultan
The death of Oman's long-ruling sultan raises questions about the viability of enlightened despotism.
Election preview: Taiwan
Taiwan's president looks comfortably set for re-election tomorrow, being an unintended beneficiary of the Chinese government's aggressive approach to Hong Kong.
2019 in review
There was plenty of good and bad in 2019. Here's a quick recap of some of the highlights.
It was a good idea at the time
When Israel eventually gets a new government, it will have to deal with a situation vis-a-vis the Palestinians that, despite appearances, has changed radically in the past decade.
The revolt of the cosmopolitans
One of the key trends of 2019 has been increased political polarisation between city and country.
Who lost Brexit?
Labour's loss in last week's British election is being widely blamed on Brexit. But what exactly could it have done differently?
