Spain steels itself for another election after months with no government
Jun 22, 2016 13:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
At Spains most recent general election in December 2015, the electorate voted overwhelmingly for change yet the results produced the most fragmented parliament since 1977. No party secured a majority, and none has since...
Will Donald Trump's call to profile Muslims offend voters?
Jun 22, 2016 12:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
After the horrific mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando on June 12, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump reiterated his concern that Muslim immigrants in the U.S. could be a security...
If Scotland blocks England from Brexit, what happens next?
Jun 22, 2016 12:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Scottish voters dont regard the EU referendum with the same importance as the independence vote of 2014. No one is suggesting Scottish turnout will be anywhere near the 85% of that poll more likely 20 points below. Yet...
Game theory offers a better way forward in Britain's EU drama
Jun 22, 2016 12:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The way that the EU referendum campaigns both for and against British membership of the bloc have been handled has been redolent of game playing. As an academic who studies game theory, a number of parallels are evident....
Vital Signs: an election in Australia, a key poll in the UK, all lead to uncertainty
Jun 21, 2016 11:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
This week: A familiar theme of this column has been the significant uncertainty about the global economy that is leaving investors - and to some extent, consumers - standing on the sidelines. That in turn means...
What rising protests in South Africa say about attitudes towards local government
Jun 21, 2016 11:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The euphoria of South Africas 2016 municipal elections is at its peak, with political parties parading their manifestos, all in competition for a stake in the local sphere of government. The razzmatazz is deafening....
US Presidential Election Series: Trump fires campaign manager to professionalize approach
Jun 21, 2016 07:39 am UTC| Commentary Politics
Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump fired his campaign manager in a bid to recover his popularity, which has been hit by recent media attacks and setback over his comments for a Hispanic-American judge. Trumps...