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.
Category: Political issues
May electoral roundup
A monthly feature: today, updates from Northern Ireland, the Philippines, Schleswig-Holstein and South Ossetia.
Britain votes locally
Elections in Britain overnight will be watched for their broader political implications, especially in Brexit-plagued Northern Ireland.
Peace or victory?
The only route to a sustainable peace in Ukraine is Ukrainian military victory.
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?
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.
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?
Ukraine & Finland: compare & contrast
Among the various historical precedents for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Winter War of 1939-40 between the Soviet Union and Finland is perhaps the most noteworthy.
Friendless at the UN
The UN general assembly leaves Russia in no doubt about the world's view on the invasion of Ukraine. A lot has changed in eight years.
The friends of Mr Putin
Peace in Ukraine may depend on Vladimir Putin's friends telling him to back down. It turns out, however, that he doesn't have a lot of friends left.
The World is Not Enough 