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March electoral roundup

Our regular look at election news around the world. This month, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Kuwait and the Netherlands.

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Charles Richardson Central and South Asia, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Middle East 2 Comments 23 March 202324 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 14 Comments 20 March 202320 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 Leave a comment 15 March 2023

A thaw in the Gulf

A peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia has been the cause of some annoyance in Washington, but American policymakers have only themselves to blame.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Middle East, United States, War and peace Leave a comment 14 March 2023

Turkey’s opposition makes its choice

A consensus candidate is chosen to take on Turkey's authoritarian president in the election scheduled for May.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Middle East, Party matters, Personalities 4 Comments 7 March 20238 March 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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Charles Richardson Middle East, Political issues Leave a comment 17 February 202317 February 2023

Poland, Israel and the rule of law

Poland's right-wing government moves towards peace with the European Union over rule-of-law issues. Israel is moving fast in the other direction.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Europe, Middle East, Political issues 6 Comments 18 January 2023

Loose ends for Christmas

Tying up some electoral loose ends as we head into the holiday season.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Central and South Asia, Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Oceania 3 Comments 23 December 2022

Fifth time lucky for Netanyahu

The fortunes of yet another far-right party are bolstered by the vagaries of an electoral system.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Middle East 3 Comments 4 November 2022

Denmark & Israel

Denmark and Israel both go to the polls for early elections, with neither looking set for a clear-cut outcome.

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