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Category: War and peace

Mr Salvini & the Russians

Italy's three right-of-centre parties are co-operating to try to win government, but their very different positions on the war in Ukraine may herald a serious problem.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Italy, Party matters, War and peace 2 Comments 8 August 20228 August 2022

Lessons for Taiwan

A planned visit by Nancy Pelosi has again raised the question of Taiwan's future, and of what lessons can be learned from the invasion of Ukraine.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Political issues, United States, War and peace 3 Comments 29 July 202229 July 2022

Death in Japan

The assassination of Shinzo Abe seems to have given his party an electoral boost, but it also puts the spotlight on the defence issues that he championed.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, East Asia, Elections, Personalities, War and peace 2 Comments 11 July 202211 July 2022

EU expansion, part XXIV

The European Union approves two new candidate countries for membership, one of them very big and difficult. But it's only the start of a long process.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues, War and peace 6 Comments 30 June 202230 July 2022

Another win for Ukraine

Danish voters approve an end to their exemption from EU defence activities, in a further sign of Europe's commitment to countering Russian aggression.

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Ukraine does well at the polls

The war in Ukraine has led to a wave of strategic rethinking in Europe, with ripple effects in a German state election at the weekend.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Europe, Germany, Political issues, War and peace 3 Comments 16 May 2022

Peace or victory?

The only route to a sustainable peace in Ukraine is Ukrainian military victory.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues, United States, War and peace 3 Comments 3 May 20228 January 2024

Mr Putin wins one

Hungary's autocratic leader wins big on a promise to stay out of the war in Ukraine. It's not clear how well the message will generalise.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, War and peace 11 Comments 7 April 20227 April 2022

One war ends, another continues

Russia has admitted failure in its quest to replace Ukraine's government and destroy the country's independence. Can it do any better with more limited aims?

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Two autocrats tested

Autocratic governments in Serbia and Hungary face the voters on Sunday. One looks like being relatively untroubled, but the other holds only a narrow lead.

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