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Category: Middle East

Perpetual war for perpetual peace

America marks another anniversary, and a libertarian think-tank does good work in arguing against a state of permanent warfare.

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Charles Richardson Middle East, Political issues, United States, War and peace Leave a comment 13 September 2018

France, Zionism and antisemitism

Antisemitism in France is a mixture of change and continuity, which defies simple explanations and easy solutions.

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Charles Richardson Europe, France, Ideas, Middle East, Political issues 6 Comments 16 August 201827 January 2022

The hazards of memory

Ten years ago, Russia and Georgia went to war. Remembering what happened then might help us now, but it might not.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Middle East, Political issues, War and peace 5 Comments 8 August 2018

Turkey’s strongman wins again

Turkey's autocratic president wins re-election and a legislative majority, but the country remains deeply divided.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Middle East 3 Comments 25 June 20181 July 2018

Turkish democracy’s last stand

Sunday's election in Turkey is probably the last chance to arrest its slide into authoritarianism. Polls suggest it could be very close.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Middle East 2 Comments 22 June 2018

Lebanon goes to the polls at last

Lebanon's long-delayed general election is a poor result for its prime minister, but he may still contrive to keep his job.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Middle East, War and peace 2 Comments 8 May 2018

Not quite a revolution in Armenia

With the ruling party in disarray, the opposition edges towards power in Armenia.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Middle East, Political issues 3 Comments 3 May 2018

Armenia scores one for democracy

People power succeeds in forcing Armenia's prime minister from office after a week of protests; fresh elections are on the cards.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Middle East, Political issues 2 Comments 24 April 2018

Two elections and an “election”, plus more Trump and Brexit

This week's electoral news is from Paraguay, Turkey, Cuba, the United States and the United Kingdom.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Political issues, United States 3 Comments 21 April 201827 January 2022

Recommended weekly reading

A new feature: links to some recent material that readers should find interesting.

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Charles Richardson Central and South Asia, East Asia, Europe, Middle East, Political issues, United States, War and peace 1 Comment 18 April 2018

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