October 2024 – Global elections recap
Read a summary of the key elections that occurred in October 2024 – including in Mozambique, Botswana, Moldova, and Tunisia,
September 2024 – Global elections recap
Read a summary of the key elections that occurred in September 2024 – including in Germany, Jordan, Algeria, and Austria
July 2024 – Global elections recap
Read a summary of the key elections that occurred in July 2024 – including in Syria, Venezuela, and Iran.
GE24: A view from Scotland
Scotland fell out of love with Labour for a decade in 2015. Now, after 18 years of SNP rule, might it be the SNP’s turn for a beating from the electorate? Might this be the election when the independence debate is put to bed for a generation?
The elections (so far) of 2024 – a summary
2024, dubbed a ‘super election year’ will see more than 60 countries with a combined population of two billion people will cast ballots in presidential and parliamentary elections. What has happened so far across the world?
June 2024 – Global elections recap
Read a summary of the key elections that occurred in June 2024 – including in the European Union, Belgium, and Mexico.
May 2024 – Global elections recap
Read a summary of the key elections that occurred in May 2024 – including in Chad, South Africa, and Spain.
The AI tightrope – squaring misinformation with creative freedom
How can governments walk the tightrope of AI regulation – and is too much of its misinformation-spreading capabilities unchecked?
The increasingly popular unpopularity of populism
Donald Trump led Ron DeSantis by just 2% in early 2023. Now, four indictments later, he leads by 37%. Why do populist candidates increase their popularity when embroiled in scandal? Perhaps it is due to perceptions of an ‘establishment’ stitch-up.
Kazakhstan – the canary in the coalmine of Putin’s global decline?
Putin may have suppressed a rebellion at home in June following the Wagner mutiny, but abroad his support looks more fragile than ever – particularly amongst historical allies.