When Israel eventually gets a new government, it will have to deal with a situation vis-a-vis the Palestinians that, despite appearances, has changed radically in the past decade.
Category: War and peace
October election roundup
Election news from around the world. This week Afghanistan, Tunisia, Mozambique and Austria.
Ethiopia’s reformer wins a prize
Ethiopia's leader is a worthy recipient of the Nobel peace prize, but there is a lot of work still to be done in his country and the region.
China, seventy years on
The Chinese Communist Party today celebrates 70 years of power as perhaps the most successful totalitarian movement of modern times.
The bridge at Montereau
It's a day for commemoration, since this is our thousandth blog post, and a murder in central France 600 years ago should not be forgotten.
Stalin’s choice
An ominous anniversary in Europe, in a year rather full of them. There may still be lessons to learn.
From Brisbane to Kashmir
The world may yet pay a dreadful price for having failed to address the issue of Kashmir when it might have been resolved peacefully.
Two anniversaries
Czechia and Tibet: compare and contrast. Can history tell us anything about appeasement?
Spain’s nationalists lose the plot
While Spain's minority government struggles for survival, the opposition parties have stepped up their rhetorical opposition to anything that smacks of Catalan self-determination.
Election preview: El Salvador
The current duopoly of power looks like being broken in El Salvador on Sunday, as voters look for someone who can break the cycle of gang violence.
The World is Not Enough 