Leadership
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Yulia Navalnaya: Putin isn’t a politician, he’s a gangster
On Feb. 16, one month before the scheduled “presidential elections” in Russia, my husband, Alexei Navalny, was murdered in prison…
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Lessons from the Missed Opportunity in Puntland’s Polls
The vote was peaceful, but it followed an indirect model in which most have no voice. ICG The re-elected president…
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Closing Circles: Iran’s Exclusionary 2024 Elections
In parallel, conservatives tightened their hold on the Islamic Republic’s institutions. ICG The two trends together highlight the growing gap…
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Has Portugal’s António Costa struck his last deal?
A problem-solving prime minister faces his greatest challenge ever: Clearing his name in time to become president of the European…
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Will Legal Challenges Derail Donald Trump’s Bid for Presidency?
In this episode of Ripple Effect, Stephen Pomper and Michael Hanna are joined by Norm Eisen, senior fellow at Brookings and…
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Michelle Obama top choice to replace Joe Biden as Democratic candidate for elections, survey finds
The former first lady emerged as the top alternate to Mr Biden for the 2024 race, beating Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, and Hillary Clinton amid questions about…
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Column: Without even ruling on Trump’s immunity claim, the Supreme Court handed him a huge victory
Given the Supreme Court’s possible responses to Donald Trump’s appeal of the D.C. Circuit’s denial of his claim of immunity…
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Nearly all federal politicians have accepted gifts from Qantas, but not all have declared them
But a bizarre Senate rule change means there are more that we don’t know about. Anton Nilsson Crikey Nearly all…
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Labor challenged to back in anti-pork barrelling bill
Independent MP Helen Haines introduced a bill to federal parliament which would increase transparency for Commonwealth grants to ensure they…
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The Truce review: deep dive on Democrats’ dynamics and divisions
Joe Biden is more unpopular than Donald Trump. Lloyd Green The Guardian The Democrats’ upstairs-downstairs coalition frays, riven by the Israel-Gaza war,…
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The Grim Reaper and the Whipping Boy: Why the Patrushevs Won’t Run the Kremlin
Russia’s controlled presidential electoral campaign started in December 2023 Chris Monday Andrew C. Kuchins The National Interest Besides Vladimir Putin,…
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Macron’s plan to move right: School uniforms, national service and more babies
PARIS — In an appeal for traditionalist right-wing support, President Emmanuel Macron wants the French to produce more babies, perform…
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Bangladesh’s election sees the nation’s iron lady Sheikh Hasina tighten her grip on power
He believed if he told the authorities in Bangladesh, they wouldn’t release his body, and he’d lose the opportunity to…
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Ten thousand people could decide the presidential election
There are lots of primaries, someone in each party wins the most and takes center stage at a big raucous…
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Trump’s long fascination with ‘good genes’ and bloodlines gets fresh scrutiny
Towards the end, he wrapped up with standard lines from his stump speech and praise for the state’s pioneer lineage.…
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The Implications of Taiwan’s Presidential Election for Cross-Strait Stability
In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Ivy Kwek explains the January vote’s possible consequences for relations between Beijing and Taipei.…
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