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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

Georgia dreamin’

Georgia's government backs down on its plan to restrict "foreign agents", but it's not clear that this will end the political crisis.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Middle East, Political issues, War and peace Leave a comment 15 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

The General Assembly tries again

Another crushing defeat at the United Nations shows no sign of altering Russia's resolve in its war against Ukraine.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues, War and peace Leave a comment 27 February 2023

One year later

One year on, there is no sign of an early end to the war in Ukraine. The shape of the conflict has changed, but the fundamental issues have not.

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Charles Richardson Europe, War and peace 2 Comments 24 February 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

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

2022 in review

A review of the major electoral happenings on 2022, with particular reference to the invasion of Ukraine.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Ideas, War and peace 1 Comment 3 January 2023

Back in the UN

Another big defeat for Russia at the United Nations shows how little international opinion has changed since March.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues, Referenda, War and peace 12 Comments 14 October 202215 October 2022

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