There's an interesting and important debate over the Chinese government's intentions towards Taiwan, and it's unlikely to be resolved any time soon.
Category: United States
Brazil and the machines
Brazil's embattled president launches a pre-emptive campaign against his country's electoral apparatus, hoping to succeed where Trump failed.
Full circle in Kabul
The Taliban reconquers Afghanistan, leaving 40 years of American policy in ruins. Could things have been done differently?
Census here and there
While Australians have been filling out their census forms, the United States is releasing results from last year's census – with important political implications.
Two Ohio primaries
Two safe Congressional districts in Ohio produce interesting results in their primary elections, with quite different lessons for the losers.
Why Arizona matters
As the Trumpists continue their campaign on "election fraud", politicians from both sides are in denial about the seriousness of the threat to American democracy.
Trump vs Trumpy in Texas
Donald Trump's preferred candidate loses a by-election in Texas, but that doesn't necessarily tell us anything about his influence in the Republican Party.
New York goes preferential
Democrats choose their candidate for mayor of New York in America's biggest experiment yet with preferential voting.
Death of a war criminal
Donald Rumsfeld, architect of invasion and torture, dies peacefully and unmolested. The results of his work live on.
No surprise in Iran
Iran shifts sharply to the right, with its moderate but unsuccessful president to be replaced by a hardliner. Does that make diplomatic engagement a waste of time?
The World is Not Enough 