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Category: War and peace

Insurrection in the USA

Donald Trump incites an armed riot in support of his attempts to steal an election. Where does that leave the Republican Party?

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States, War and peace 14 Comments 7 January 202117 June 2021

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

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

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

Belarus on the brink

The end is nigh for Belarus's Alexander Lukashenko unless he can draw on external support. It's not clear that it would be in Vladimir Putin's interest to provide it.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, War and peace 4 Comments 17 August 202017 August 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

Territory and history

Central European history is once again a factor in domestic politics. Meanwhile, there's another anniversary in the South Atlantic.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Ideas, Latin America, Political issues, War and peace 1 Comment 12 June 202029 September 2023

Cook, imperialism and Brexit

Controversy about James Cook offers a window into the way certain politicians can imagine themselves as supporters of national sovereignty while defending imperialism and colonialism.

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Charles Richardson Australia, British Isles, Europe, Ideas, Political issues, War and peace 3 Comments 5 May 202026 January 2022

A statue in Prague

Tales of an alleged Russian assassination plot in Czechia, possibly as revenge over a disputed war memorial.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues, War and peace 5 Comments 30 April 2020

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