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Stan Grant’s new book, The Queen is Dead, is revealing in terms of his decision to step down from public life. ‘I have been reminded what it is to come from the other side of history,’ he writes.
Turkish voters will be heading back to the polls on May 28 after no candidates managed to gain more than half the votes. But incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was boosted by a stronger-than-expected showing.
Israel may no longer be a fledgling state – but it has yet to overcome the basic contradiction that has defined it from the very beginning.
Finding the right balance between media freedom and limits remains one of the greatest challenges modern democracies face.
Ghana’s regions have no autonomy, yet creating new ones is contentious as it threatens the interests of chiefs and political parties.
Who are the Proud Boys, what do they want and is there a path back into society for these extremists?
Free speech is under attack from both sides of the political spectrum.
Why addressing inequality in ‘left-behind’ places requires more than ‘levelling up’.
A threshold has been crossed, with a pessimistic outlook becoming more dominant than an optimistic one.
Omar al-Bashir fell in 2019, but his military successors have preserved much of the authoritarian infrastructure of his regime.
Expulsion of the German ambassador could be a way of warning other embassies, especially France, to steer clear of Chadian politics and support for the opposition.
We often talk about the American political landscape as if it were a line – Democrats on the left, Republicans on the right. Two political scientists say that view doesn’t reflect reality.
The 2023 Alberta election is about far more than left versus right. The UCP’s record in office means the votes of Albertans on May 29 are about choosing province over party.
There is a growing public wariness about the performance of the media, which are increasingly accused of being partisan.
President Joe Biden recently spoke out in support of the ongoing protests in Israel, raising some observers’ eyebrows about the ties between Israel and the US.
Where regular reporters have disappeared, university-led statehouse reporting programs have stepped in.
President Hichilema’s self-styled ‘chief marketing officer’ approach has unlocked new investments from a diverse mix of partners.
For the first time, a former US president has been indicted, and two scholars describe what it means for democracy – and for them.
Though public opinion surveys offer some hope, there are several concerns for democracy’s consolidation in West Africa.
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