The Road to Two-Seventy This week, President Trump came back from the dead. He chipped away at Vice-President Biden’s leads in Florida, twenty-nine votes, North Carolina, fifteen votes, and Arizona, eleven votes. He also managed to tighten one of the closest races: Georgia, sixteen votes. There, Biden’s lead fell by
By ▶︎ Swinging With The States
The most consequential US election in decades is almost here. Biden looks all set for a thumping win. But is this really the case? Producers: Jesper Olsson & Luke Sanford
The State of the Race: October 19th
The Road to Two-Seventy This week, the swing states did not move as one. This is not the first time this has happened, but this week did produce some interesting results. Team Trump clawed Florida, twenty-nine votes, back into the purple column and took Ohio, eighteen votes, and Iowa, six
The state of the race: October 12th
The Road to Two-Seventy This week, for a third successive week, President Trump lost a state. Iowa, six votes, moved to Vice-President Biden’s column. Despite a strong recovery in the Hawkeye State last week, a Trump lead of 1.5% has become a Biden lead of 1.1%. The dramatic shift in
The State of The Race: October 5th
The Road to Two-Seventy This week, President Trump’s already rocky road to re-election became even tougher. Last week, Ohio, eighteen votes, shifted into Vice-President Biden’s column. This week, not only did Ohio stay there, but Georgia, sixteen votes, followed suit. Due to this shift, Trump’s assumed electoral tally is now
Israel and the Arab World: A New Era of Peace?
Ever since its founding in 1948, Israel has been in a seemingly perpetual conflict with its neighbouring states in the Arab world. The only Arab states to recognize Israel and normalise relations in a span of over seventy years being Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994, both peace treaties
The State of the Race: September 28th
The Road to Two-Seventy Normally, the US broadly moves in one direction. Last week, it moved decisively in favour of President Trump. This week, however, that cohesion fell apart. Nationally, Biden increased his lead over Trump by 0.5%, up to 7.2% – and it is clear where he picked up
Joe Biden – lesser of two evils revisited?
Disclaimer: Views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of UPF Lund and The Perspective. The 2020 presidential election is approaching the United States in the middle of massive protests against police brutality and a ravaging pandemic. Is there enough enthusiasm for Joe Biden to avoid a repeat
The State of the Race: September 21st
For the method used in this article check out our series starter. The Road to Two-Seventy This week, once again, the assumed electoral tallies for both President Trump and Vice-President Biden remained unchanged: two-hundred and three votes to three-hundred and thirty-five votes. But make no mistake, this is the week when
The Rising China and the Ruling United States: Cooperation or Confrontation?
This article is a contribution from Mehdi Ghavideldostkohi, lecturer at Lund University’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies. China’s extraordinary economic growth, military power and attentive diplomacy can be considered an epochal change in international relations. The “Rise of China” debate in the United States indicates that China would become a