Information on "Elections"
August 2010
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31 Aug 2010
Ukraine's New Regime: The Frst 200 Days
Mykola Riabchuk is one of Ukraine’s leading intellectuals. In an interview with Ingo Petz he outlines his views on the failure of the Orange Revolution and the early stages of the Yanukovych presidency. From openDemocracy. More on «Ukraine's New Regime: The Frst 200 Days» -
27 Aug 2010
Pakistan’s Continuing Misery
Any way you slice it, Pakistan’s government has failed to effectively manage the country’s worst crisis in decades, but there are plenty of others willing to fill the political vacuum, Naveed Ahmad writes for ISN Security Watch. More on «Pakistan’s Continuing Misery» -
20 Aug 2010
US Disengages from Burma
When the US lined up as the fifth country to back a Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma earlier this week, it did more than just back the surprise March recommendation, Simon Roughneen comments for ISN Security Watch. More on «US Disengages from Burma» -
19 Aug 2010
Australian Poll: Quiet on the Foreign Policy Front
A lively campaign has barely touched upon Australia's increasingly important and complex foreign relations, Fergus Hanson writes for ISN Security Watch. More on «Australian Poll: Quiet on the Foreign Policy Front» -
5 Aug 2010
Rwanda: Kagame’s New Seven-Year Challenge
Despite a wave of suspicious killings and a crackdown on political dissent, Rwanda’s presidential poll is likely to pass without major incident, though a growing list of adversaries to the president has set the tone for a pivotal new seven-year term, Jon Rosen writes for ISN Security Watch. More on «Rwanda: Kagame’s New Seven-Year Challenge»
July 2010
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27 Jul 2010
Japan's Drift and its Implications for the US-Japan Alliance
The ruling party's inability to gain a single-party majority in the Upper House means that political instability in Tokyo will continue at least until the next election, unlikely to be held for years, Yuki Tatsumi writes for PacNet #34. More on «Japan's Drift and its Implications for the US-Japan Alliance » -
22 Jul 2010
Canada at Mid-Year 2010
Quebec politics, Afghanistan blues, the economy and relations with US confront Canada this year, David T Jones writes for FPRI. More on «Canada at Mid-Year 2010» -
22 Jul 2010
Leadership Crisis in Nepal
Two governments in two years and a failed election to choose a third clearly illustrates the lack of faith in Nepal’s major political parties, Sudeshna Sarkar writes for ISN Security Watch. More on «Leadership Crisis in Nepal» -
21 Jul 2010
Thailand Emergency Rule Under Fire
Two months after Thailand's army routed the anti-government redshirt protest movement from central Bangkok, 16 provinces including Bangkok remain under emergency law, as the now-dormant redshirt movement goes underground, Simon Roughneen writes for ISN Security Watch. More on «Thailand Emergency Rule Under Fire» -
21 Jul 2010
Ethiopia's Election: All Losers
The crushing electoral defeat of the Ethiopian opposition does not actually help the ruling party and encourages its slide into authoritarianism, René Lefort writes for openDemocracy. More on «Ethiopia's Election: All Losers»