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Expulsions in Tennessee

Tennessee's Republican Party vents its anger against opposition legislators, raising some serious constitutional issues.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Political issues, United States Leave a comment 13 April 202325 May 2023

A lament for John Pesutto

Victoria's Liberal Party kneecaps its leader after he takes a stand against far-right influence in the party.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Party matters, Personalities, Political issues 14 Comments 27 March 2023

Macron scrapes through

Emmanuel Macron secures approval for his pension reform plan by treating it as an issue of confidence, but the opposition comes close to stopping him.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Europe, France, Party matters, Political issues 2 Comments 21 March 2023

Twenty years on: an Iraq retrospective

A look back across twenty years of commentary on the Iraq war and its consequences.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Middle East, Political issues, United States, War and peace 17 Comments 20 March 202320 March 2023

Betting on Trump

Donald Trump has surged back to favoritism for next year's Republican nomination. What's going on here?

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, Political issues, United States, War and peace 4 Comments 16 March 202316 March 2023

Georgia dreamin’

Georgia's government backs down on its plan to restrict "foreign agents", but it's not clear that this will end the political crisis.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Middle East, Political issues, War and peace 2 Comments 15 March 202322 October 2024

Suspension in Fiji

Fiji's former military ruler resigns from parliament after being given a three-year suspension.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Oceania, Political issues Leave a comment 9 March 202312 March 2023

Brexit’s final chapter?

Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen write what they hope will be the last chapter in the long Brexit saga.

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The General Assembly tries again

Another crushing defeat at the United Nations shows no sign of altering Russia's resolve in its war against Ukraine.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues, War and peace 2 Comments 27 February 202319 April 2023

Is Israeli democracy worth defending?

The defence of Israeli democracy involves overcoming some blind spots on both right and left.

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