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Category: Middle East

Results from the borderlands

Checking on the weekend's election results from Georgia, Lithuania and Bulgaria.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Middle East 2 Comments 31 October 2024

Big test on the Russian borderlands, part 1

An expectedly strong showing by the pro-Russian forces has put Moldova's European ambitions in doubt. A similar contest will be fought out in Georgia on Sunday.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Middle East, Political issues, Referenda, War and peace 3 Comments 22 October 202431 October 2024

Twelve months later

A year ago, Hamas brutally shattered the superficial calm of the Middle East. Neither side wants to admit the essential similarity of their attitudes.

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Charles Richardson Middle East, Political issues, War and peace 8 Comments 8 October 20249 October 2024

A runoff in Iran

Iran's presidential race goes to a second round for the first time in almost twenty years.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Middle East 1 Comment 1 July 202430 July 2024

EOFY election roundup

A quick roundup of recent election news that you might have missed, including Iceland, North Macedonia, Panama and Iran.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East 4 Comments 26 June 202428 June 2024

More about Peter Dutton

Peter Dutton is in trouble again, partly because his media allies do not entirely share his objectives.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Media, Middle East, Party matters, Political issues 3 Comments 15 April 202415 April 2024

Easter roundup, part 2

More election news from around the world: featuring Turkey, Venezuela, Catalonia and Bulgaria.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Spain 3 Comments 4 April 2024

February electoral roundup

A look at some recent happenings in the electoral world, including Namibia, Finland, Pakistan, Azerbaijan and the UK.

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Charles Richardson Africa, British Isles, Central and South Asia, Elections, Europe, Middle East, Scandinavia 1 Comment 22 February 202422 February 2024

A lesson from Cameroon

As debate continues over terrorism and war crimes in the Middle East, an example from Cameroon shows how the category of "terrorism" can obscure important realities.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Middle East, Political issues, War and peace 1 Comment 26 January 2024

Israeli democracy fights back

Israel's supreme court narrowly rejects a key plank of the attack on its powers, adding to Benjamin Netanyahu's problems.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Middle East, Political issues, War and peace 6 Comments 4 January 20244 January 2024

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