Hungarian citizenship has become easier to get. That's a good thing for aspirational Serbs and Ukrainians, but not all of Hungary's neighbors will see it the same way.
Category: Political issues
Thais battle over amnesty
Thailand's prime minister has been trying to get an amnesty approved for political offenders, principally her brother, but it's backfired rather badly.
Can’t white people be terrorists?
Another look at the double standard on attributions of "terrorism", illustrated by last week's shooting at Los Angeles airport.
Why does a country want discontented citizens?
Local elections in Kosovo have demonstrated what should have been obvious already: that the Serbs of the country's north are not going to settle for anything less than being allowed to rejoin Serbia.
Searching for libertarians
A new American study has interesting things to say about libertarians and libertarianism.
Turkey gets more connected
A new rail link in Turkey may have political implications down the track.
Nostalgia in the Caribbean
Cuba is to get rid of its dual-currency system, in another sign of the gradual reformist path being taken by Raúl Castro. But it won't happen overnight.
One cheer for the ACT
Supporters of marriage equality can celebrate progress in New Jersey, but they should be more sceptical about yesterday's vote in the ACT.
A Republican post-mortem
Some thoughts on the root causes of last week's humiliating defeat for the Republican Party in the US.
Dragging God (or Allah) into politics
Is Allah an exclusively Muslim God, or can he be a Christian God as well? The answer, funnily enough, comes down to politics.
The World is Not Enough 