The Spanish king is stepping down, but there is unlikely to be any rapid road back to a republic.
Category: Political issues
Putin, fascism and Europe
Does Vladimir Putin have a vested interest in the outcome of this week's elections to the European parliament?
A coup – or not – in Bangkok
Martial law is declared in Bangkok, but the government remains in place for now. The generals seem set on trying to impose some sort of compromise.
End of the Arab Spring, part III: Syria
Syria is where the Arab Spring really came to grief, and its example is a powerful deterrent to other anti-government movements.
End of the Arab Spring, part I: Algeria
This disappointed hopes of the Arab Spring were on show in last week's one-sided election in Algeria.
Quebec stays put, for now
Quebec's minority pro-independence government loses an early election, ensuring that the province will stay part of Canada for a while yet.
Turkey and Russia: compare and contrast
Turkish local elections give its ruling party a vote of confidence, doing little to allay fears of growing authoritarianism. Vladimir Putin's Russia looks increasingly like a role model.
Trouble on the far right
Europe's far-right, anti-immigrant and eurosceptic parties are not one big happy family. Far from it.
Crimea’s gone, but it’s not World War III
Crimea is one thing, eastern Ukraine is quite another. And we're a long way off having to worry about Poland and the Baltic states.
Update on religion and discrimination
Religious fundamentalists don't like being caught by anti-discrimination laws, but they're happy to use the same laws for their own benefit.
The World is Not Enough 