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Back to “no deal”?

In the never-ending Brexit saga, Britain and the EU are running out of time to reach a trade agreement.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Political issues, United States 5 Comments 27 November 202026 January 2022

A president on trial

Nicholas Sarkozy goes on trial in France, in a case that raises questions about how we treat ex-presidents and what we really think about political corruption.

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Charles Richardson Electoral law, Europe, France, Party matters, Political issues, United States 3 Comments 26 November 202026 January 2022

OK, let’s talk about recounts

After losing a recount in Georgia and a lawsuit in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump's effort to deny his election loss is further than ever from reality.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, United States 2 Comments 23 November 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

Yes, they’re still counting

Figures are not yet final for the American presidential election, but we can already see a very distinctive lack of variability in the results.

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The end of the Trump myth?

Donald Trump lost the presidency much the way he won it: as a typical Republican candidate facing a polarised electorate. But the myth of his special status dies hard.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, United States 5 Comments 10 November 20207 December 2020

Biden!

Joe Biden wins a tense presidential election, with a result that looks close but is probably secure against serious challenge.

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Charles Richardson Elections, United States 3 Comments 5 November 202020 November 2020

Election preview: United States

All the signs are that Joe Biden will be the next American president. That won't solve all of the problems that have got things to this point, but at least it's a start.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States 5 Comments 3 November 20204 November 2020

What about the Senate?

Even if you think the presidential election is a foregone conclusion, the same isn't true for control of the Senate – which could make a critical difference to a Biden presidency.

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Charles Richardson Elections, United States 1 Comment 27 October 2020

Fundamentalism and the judiciary

As Donald Trump is on the verge of getting his new Supreme Court justice, a decision in Poland illuminates the issues at stake.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Ideas, Political issues, United States 6 Comments 26 October 202026 January 2022

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