By Photo: Freedom House, Flickr In the last ten years, Syria has suffered through a brutal civil war. This war has failed to uproot President Bashar al-Assad from power and instead left the country fractured and deeply wounded. This article will explore the challenges facing Syria when attempting to rebuild the
Germany’s Super Election Year – What comes after Merkel?
Simon Varwell, Flickr The pandemic might have eclipsed some important upcoming political events, but with only six months left until the parliamentary elections to the German Bundestag, tension is mounting in Germany and amongst curious onlookers. The parliamentary elections on September 26th, 2021 will not only lead to a new
Is there a new Pink Tide on Latin America’s horizon?
Casa Rosada (Argentina Presidency of the Nation) In the early 2000s, a wave of left-wing politics swept through Latin America, the so-called Pink Tide. In the mid-2010s, it was countered by a conservative, right-wing political wave. However, in the last few years, we have witnessed reactions to the conservative movement,
The Future of Democracy in Uganda
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Flickr Two days after the polls closed on January 14th, the incumbent president Yoweri Museveni was declared the winner of the 2021 Ugandan election. According to the official statistics, the President received 59% of the votes. The main contender, Bobi Wine, fell short with just
America Explodes
Tyler Merbler, Flickr On 6 January 2021, months of tensions came to a head as a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol Building. But how did America get to this point? What might lie ahead for the most powerful country in the world? Striking at the Heart of American Democracy
It’s a Woman’s World: Trailblazing Women in Politics
On 20 January 2021, Kamala Harris will make history. At noon on that day, she will become the first female Vice-President of the United States. The fact that she is a black woman of mixed heritage only adds to the momentousness of this moment. But Kamala Harris is not the
🔴 US Election Live Updates
This live blog is now closed – Coverage began at 22:00 (GMT+1) on November 3rd. Final update Update 102 [20:15 November 6th] With most of the ballots now counted in Pennsylvania, Nevada and Georgia, we are ready to make the following call: Biden will win Pennsylvania and Nevada. Georgia remains
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
Belgium – record holder for longest time without a government
On Thursday the 1st of October Belgium’s new government was sworn in. The ceremony and the official presentation of the government were a bit different than usual because of the pandemic, but what was much more unusual about this new government is how long it took to form it; 494