As Erdoğan hints at retirement, how has his rule shaped Turkey?
Mar 13, 2024 10:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently gave the clearest indication yet about his political future, stating, With the authority that the law confers on me, this election is my last election. Erdoğan has been in...
President Yoon is lauded in West for embracing Japan
Mar 07, 2024 07:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
When South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol broke out into an impromptu performance of the song American Pie at a gala White House dinner in 2023, it was more than just a musical interlude. It was symbolic of how on the big...
How Ireland’s double referendum fits into a longer history of voting for constitutional change
Mar 06, 2024 23:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The referendums taking place in Ireland on March 8 highlight the importance of language. In two votes, the public will decide whether to change the wording in the national constitution so that it no longer implies that a...
Michigan Gov. Whitmer proposes a caregiver tax credit − an idea many Americans support
Mar 06, 2024 23:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
People caring for elderly or disabled relatives need a break and, in Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has a proposal to give them one. Whitmers recently proposed $5,000 tax credit, the Caring for MI Family Tax Credit,...
The government’s first 100 days have gone largely to plan – now comes the hard part
Mar 06, 2024 22:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Although the notion of a governments first 100 days in office is constitutionally meaningless, it has become part of the modern political lexicon. Ever since US president Franklin D. Roosevelt used the phrase to usher...
After Super Tuesday, exhausted Americans face 8 more months of presidential campaigning
Mar 06, 2024 22:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Now that Super Tuesday is over and the Democratic and Republican nominees are all but officially chosen, as everyone expected, voters can turn the page to the general election. But theyre not excited about it, and they...
The ‘No’ Voice result showed us we need to prioritise truth-telling in Australia
Mar 06, 2024 22:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The Indigenous Voice to Parliament could have been a chance to address issues First Nations people often face, such as domestic and family violence, racism and discrimination, and inequalities in education, health, and the...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight