
Angela Merkel wins a fourth term in office – but it won't be an easy one
Sep 25, 2017 08:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Angela Merkel will continue as chancellor of Germany. But following an election that saw the rise of smaller parties most notably the far right her fourth term will probably be an eventful one in ways she would not wish...
Sep 25, 2017 06:46 am UTC| Commentary Politics
President Trump has signed a new executive order travel ban that was first initiated on the very first week after his inauguration and created quite a furore not only within the United States but around the world too. The...

Clock running out on health program for 9 million kids
Sep 22, 2017 03:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Health
Since the inauguration of President Trump, health care has been front and center in American politics. Yet, attention has almost exclusively been focused on the Affordable Care Act, most recently in the form of...
Whose interests? Why defining the 'public interest' is such a challenge
Sep 22, 2017 03:38 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Politics
The public interest is a political concept thats regularly trotted out along with other democratic principles such as transparency and accountability. And, like transparency and accountability, its difficult to pin down...
Why Trump's tirades are losing their potency
Sep 21, 2017 14:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
President Trump on Sept. 19 gave his inaugural speech to the United Nations General Assembly, where he characterized North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un as a rocket man on a suicide mission. He also threatened to totally...

Is populism democracy’s deadly cure?
Sep 21, 2017 14:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
It is impossible to follow the news without catching reference to the rise of populism. A once little-used term that denoted a handful of parties in otherwise unconnected political contexts, populism now seems almost...

The Angela Merkel model – or how to succeed in German politics
Sep 21, 2017 14:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
When Angela Merkel first became Chancellor of Germany in 2005, she was a virtual unknown. Critics were sceptical about her staying power. There were confident predictions that she wouldnt see out the 100-day honeymoon...