yemen
A Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen has not been a success

The death toll in Yemen is estimated to have passed 10,000. Some 3 million people…

Joseph Kabila
Joseph Kabila shows no signs of wanting to step down

Joseph Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has refused to hold the elections,…

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
Acrimonious exchanges between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton represent degraded standards in American politics

The second presidential debate was a 90-minute deplorable spectacle, featuring personal invective and a string…

Viktor Orban
Viktor Orban embraces anti-immigration sentiment to strengthen his position in Hungarian politics

98 per cent of Hungarian voters rejected European Union mandatory refugee quotas in the referendum…

Pedro Sánchez’s resignation
Pedro Sánchez’s resignation could mark the beginning of the end of the deadlock in Spanish politics

Pedro Sánchez has resigned as leader of Spain’s main opposition Socialist party (PSOE) after the…

angela merkel coalition government
The rightwing AfD capitalises on public discontent with Chancellor Merkel’s liberal refugee policy

The rightwing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party took 20.8 per cent of the vote in…

Dilma Rousseff
Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment was a verdict on her leadership

Brazil’s senate voted on August 31st to remove Dilma Rousseff from the presidency. She was…

Mariano Rajoy
Spain’s parliament rejects Mariano Rajoy’s candidacy for a second term in office

Mariano Rajoy, Spain’s acting prime minister and leader of the centre-right People’s Party (PP), failed…