There are long-term questions regarding support for Ukraine if far-right populists win more power in the EU’s most powerful states.
- Senior Lecturer in International Studies in the School of Society and Culture, Adelaide University
More than 40 progressive lawmakers could be barred from politics for life, but the election results show support for pro-democracy parties remains high.
Mejorar el nivel de vida en un país con una población activa en rápido descenso y una población envejecida pondrá a prueba las habilidades políticas de la primera ministra Sanae Takaichi.
Improving living standards in a country with a rapidly shrinking workforce and ageing population will test Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s political skills.
Far from being free and fair, the elections lack any meaningful resemblance to democratic practice.
Sanae Takaichi has voiced anti-immigrant policies at a time when Japan’s population continues to fall, threatening economic stagnation.
In a surprise move, a progressive party threw its support behind the conservative Anutin Charnvirakul in exchange for promises of reform.
Is the new South Korean president’s softer approach to the North wise in a challenging new security environment?
Myanmar’s generals are planning an election the opposition has slammed as a sham. They could see Trump’s interest in the country as a way of legitimising the polls.
Bien que le président ait moins de pouvoirs que le premier ministre, la victoire du conservateur Karol Nawrocki ne sera pas sans conséquences, loin de là.
Though the president has few powers, one of them is vetoing legislation. This means Karol Nawrocki’s win will be felt keenly, both in Poland and across Europe.
Coalition support for nuclear power in Australia may survive their devastating election loss.
The law against insulting the Thai monarchy has become a common tool for silencing Thai activists. Now, a foreign academic has been targeted.
USAID accounted for a third of Myanmar’s foreign aid last year. Now, this funding is gone as the country grapples with a devastating earthquake.
La junte au pouvoir ne contrôle plus que 21 % du territoire birman. Même si cette dictature est renversée, la crainte de voir le pays divisé sur le plan ethnique au sortir de la guerre civile demeure.
Myanmar’s junta now only controls 21% of the country. Even if the regime can be ousted, there are increasing fears the country will split along ethnic lines.
China wants to use private security contractors to protect its investment projects in the war-ravaged country.
While many people in Moldova and Georgia support closer integration with Europe, Russia’s efforts to interfere in the votes has the potential to destabilise both countries.
The new People’s Party is offering a much more democratic vision for Thailand – and it should fare very well at the next elections.
The military has lost one of its regional military command centres for the first time. What happens next may depend on Myanmar’s neighbour across the border – China.
Insisting nuclear power is the only way for Australia to achieve net zero by 2050 is a classic move from the playbook of those who oppose urgent action on climate change.
The military has suffered huge defeats on the battlefield, which might lead junta leaders to be more open to a political compromise.
The country may very well be entering yet another tumultuous political era.
The climate emergency is accelerating with breathtaking speed.
The Greens and the teals are breathing down Labor’s neck. At this federal Labor conference, Albanese must go further on climate policy.
A pointless reduction in the jail sentences for Myanmar’s democratically elected leaders is unlikely to quell the fires of opposition now burning across the country.
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