Macron shares Cameron’s aloofness, invulnerability and catastrophic urge to call voters’ bluff
Worldview: This disastrous election is France’s Brexit moment - every bit as mistimed and every bit as consequential for his country
Story of South Africa’s election was of the ANC’s decline and the country’s coming of age
Last week’s election saw the ANC humbled, largely at the hands of its own political gene pool, and a second coming by Jacob Zuma
Knee-jerk nationalist rejection of the ECHR by the UK would set a terrible example for autocracies
It has nothing to do with the EU, a fact many Tories seem to have overlooked
No wonder Americans are flocking to see Civil War. Many believe a civil war is coming
Following the assault on Congress on January 6th, 2021, is the prospect of war really that far-fetched?
Is time running out for Binyamin Netanyahu?
Israel’s population cannot plead ignorance to what’s happening in Gaza, but polls could give a false impression of public mood
Could Jacob Zuma’s promise to ‘drain the swamp’ persuade South African voters?
Worldview: Despite being indelibly associated with cronyism, the latest polls show Jacob Zuma’s MK party posing a real threat to his old ANC comrades
Postponement of Senegal election a further sign of West Africa’s ominous drift from democracy
Senegal has long been considered an example of stability in West Africa
The US supreme court is unlikely to stop Trump running again. Here’s why
Stand by for some elegant intellectual gymnastics to ensure that the former president is on the ballot
Characterising criticism of Israel as anti-Semitism shuts down debate
Struggle over the definition of anti-Semitism is a successful campaign by Israel’s supporters internationally to curtail the supposedly acceptable limits to criticism of Israel and muzzle its opponents
British repudiation of the European human rights convention could blow a hole in the Belfast Agreement
Dublin is, as yet, reluctant to be seen to enter the highly political immigration debate. But it may have to
Could a Holy Land confederation offer a path to peace?
Ordinary people on both sides have lost faith in the two-state solution. But one variation worthy of consideration is the idea of close Israeli-Palestinian confederation
We should be wary of fetishising referendums. They’re not a great way to do business
World View: The results of two recent referendums are a reminder that yes/no answers to complex questions are not really that useful
Joe Biden joining a picket line was a landmark moment in US’s year of strikes
Worldview: Success of striking carworkers in the new economy will be closely watched and applauded by trade unionists internationally
Africa experiencing a contagion of coups as Gabon latest to fall
Euphemisms used by the Western powers are testimony to the complexity of the phenomenon
Donald Trump is more radical than the average autocrat
Former US president’s personal power-grab plan, assisted by a pliable judiciary, involves an all-out assault on the separation of powers