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The insurrection will not be scrutinized in the Senate
- United States
- June 20, 2021
The Senate Republicans’ recent vote to block an investigation into January’s insurrection risks further dividing the party.
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The DUP’s changing leadership and the future of unionism
- Europe
- May 10, 2021
The DUP’s pact with the Conservatives, intended to reinforce their unionist position, has backfired.
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The outsized influence of Greenland’s elections
- Europe
- April 14, 2021
The surprise victory of the independence-minded opposition will draw attention from Beijing and Washington.
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Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections and the regional effect
- Europe
- March 27, 2021
The split between the country’s prime minister and president has been a key feature of the campaign.
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Last call for Rutte? A look at the upcoming Dutch election
- Europe
- February 28, 2021
Dutch voters face a stark choice between the governing centrist coalition and a consolidated far-right.
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Navalny’s defiant return to Russia and the battle ahead
- Former Soviet Union
- February 5, 2021
The opposition leader’s ability to mobilise supporters in the dead of winter may have rattled the Kremlin.
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Carnage and insurrection as Biden assumes office
- United States
- January 15, 2021
The new administration will inherit a deeply riven nation on top of an uncontrolled pandemic.
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‘Malevolent intent’: the battle for police reform in France
- Europe
- December 18, 2020
A debate over photographing police points to the French president’s increasingly conservative turn.
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North Macedonia’s naming dispute is far from settled
- Europe
- December 1, 2020
Skopje has found its path to EU membership stalled again by a cultural dispute with one of its neighbours.
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Moldova to decide the fate of its pro-Moscow president
- Former Soviet Union
- November 13, 2020
Igor Dodon is facing off against his pro-Europe politician, Maia Sandu, who ran against him in 2016.
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The unfreezing of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
- Former Soviet Union
- October 21, 2020
Fighting over the Azerbaijani-recognised, Armenian-held territory is the fiercest in decades.
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The Navalny poisoning and the dilemma for the EU
- Europe
- September 24, 2020
Brussels may struggle to organise a collective response to the attack on the high-profile opposition leader.
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Election 2020: would President Trump accept his own firing?
- United States
- August 28, 2020
WHAT’S HAPPENING? US President Donald Trump has suggested that he may not accept the results of the upcoming November presidential
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Belarus’ continued autocracy between the EU and Russia
- Former Soviet Union
- July 21, 2020
President Lukashenko is running for his sixth term; no other leader has held power in the post-Soviet era.
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Serbia’s elections and the autocratic shift
- Europe
- July 1, 2020
Belgrade is likely to pursue a policy of maximum strategic autonomy while inching closer to EU membership.
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COVID-19 and the rise of travel bubbles in Europe
- Europe
- June 6, 2020
With Europe’s coveted summer holiday at stake, states are looking to resume tourism and other travel.
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Poland’s election in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Europe
- May 7, 2020
The postal vote is expected to deepen polarisation and push the country further into autocratic rule.
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Keir Starmer and the future of Britain’s Labour Party
- Europe
- April 15, 2020
Starmer replaces a twice-defeated Corbyn amid a pandemic and heated Brexit negotiations with the EU.
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