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Pre-Christmas election roundup

A final set of election updates for the year, with news from Ghana, Romania, Israel and Kashmir.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Central and South Asia, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Middle East, Political issues, War and peace 1 Comment 24 December 2020

Israel and antisemitism, again

Israel's far-right government has lost a powerful friend with the defeat of Donald Trump, and the divergence between its position and the actual interests of Jews worldwide has never been clearer.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Ideas, Middle East, Political issues, United States 8 Comments 19 November 202026 January 2022

Artsakh loses out

War in the Caucasus yields a partial victory for Azerbaijan over Armenia. Russian support turns out to be of only limited value.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Middle East, War and peace 6 Comments 12 November 2020

Results roundup, part II

Finishing our roundup of world election results with Northern Cyprus, Queensland, Georgia and Ivory Coast.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Australia, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Middle East 7 Comments 4 November 202023 November 2020

Election preview: Georgia

It's not just Queensland: the transcaucasian nation of Georgia also goes to the polls tomorrow, with a reformed electoral system and a revitalised opposition.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Middle East 3 Comments 30 October 202030 October 2020

Two presidential previews

A troubled country and a troubled pseudo-country both vote in presidential elections on Sunday: a first round in Bolivia and a second round in Northern Cyprus.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Political issues 2 Comments 16 October 20202 November 2020

War for Artsakh?

The situation in the Caucasus has worsened, with full-scale war between Azerbaijan and Armenia on the cards. Much will depend on how the rest of the world reacts.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Middle East, War and peace 3 Comments 29 September 2020

Conflict in the Caucasus

A fresh outbreak of fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan threatens the stability of regional alignments and provides another lesson in the need for self-determination.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Middle East, War and peace 2 Comments 22 July 2020

Trump and Netanyahu: compare and contrast

The scheduled date arrives for Israel to take steps towards annexing (parts of) the West Bank, without much happening. This is no surprise.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Middle East, Political issues, War and peace 3 Comments 2 July 202022 March 2022

Netanyahu one more time

Benjamin Netanyahu is back with a government of "national unity" in Israel committed to implementing his divisive policies.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Middle East, Political issues 1 Comment 7 May 202018 August 2022

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