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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

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 3 Comments 16 March 202316 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

Death of a scoundrel

The death in exile of Pakistan's General Musharraf reminds us of the foolishness of a foreign policy based on disdain for democracy.

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Charles Richardson Central and South Asia, Elections, Personalities, United States, War and peace 2 Comments 6 February 2023

Another Republican steps up

A second candidate is ready to enter the race for next year's Republican nomination. By current Republican standards she could almost count as a moderate.

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Presidential problems in the Americas, revisited

The case for parliamentary government has been strengthened, not weakened, by the recent troubles in Brazil and the United States.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Latin America, Party matters, United States, War and peace Leave a comment 12 January 2023

Georgia repeats

Democrats go to a 51-49 Senate majority with a win in the Georgia runoff, leaving the Republican Party to face its Trumpist demons.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States Leave a comment 8 December 20228 December 2022

US midterms wrap up

The composition of the new United States Congress is settled, with the exception of a Senate seat to be fought out next week.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, United States 5 Comments 30 November 20227 December 2022

November electoral roundup

This month's roundup of world electoral news covers the United States, Slovenia, Kazakhstan and Equatorial Guinea.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Central and South Asia, Elections, Europe, United States Leave a comment 23 November 2022

Still waiting on California

As results trickle in from the US mid-term elections the Democrats are tantalisingly close to holding on to their majority in the lower house.

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