‘Weak’ states giving way to populist wave
Those who feel left behind by the enrichment of the minority and the stagnation of the many are choosing to be represented by political forces that...
By John Lloyd 6 years ago
‘Weak’ states giving way to populist wave
How democracy’s spread has dashed dreams of liberalism
South Africa’s Zuma is outwas the Washington Post’s headline on Thursday morning. “Will things actually get better?”
By John Lloyd 6 years ago
 How democracy’s spread has dashed dreams of liberalism
Give room to new clash of civilizations
The Darkest Hour, a film which emphasizes the courage and iron will of Winston Churchill through the...
By John Lloyd 6 years ago
Give room to new clash of civilizations
How the Catalonia vote is a real threat to the existence of the EU
The EU cannot look on these movements with anything but disfavour and alarm.
By John Lloyd 7 years ago
How the Catalonia vote is a real threat to the existence of the EU
Now is the summer of Britain's discontent
The BBC news at 7:00 this past Tuesday morning had eight stories - each redolent of the despair that grips British public life. An opener was the global threat posed by the successful test of a North Korean ballistic missile and the US response that "war cannot be ruled out".
By John Lloyd 7 years ago
Now is the summer of Britain's discontent
In French politics, graft is a way of life
Political corruption in France is common, and usually – if the politician is at or near the top of the political game – unpunished.
By John Lloyd 7 years ago
In French politics, graft is a way of life
Why I’m optimistic about Trump
I’m a Donald Trump optimist. Like the many who don’t support him, I am alarmed that he won. But I don’t believe he will be as bad as the worst fears. It’s a very modest definition of optimism, but I think it’s the best liberals can come up with.
By John Lloyd 7 years ago
Why I’m optimistic about Trump
What went wrong with democracy?
They do what populists have always done: play on fears, especially of those not defined as "our" people; exaggerate social breakdown; identify centrist and liberal governments as out of touch and corrupt, and point to a cosmopolitan, snobbish and self-interested elite with no respect for "the people".
By John Lloyd 8 years ago
What went wrong with democracy?
Leaks are bad for politics and journalism
Journalism and politics now live in the leak culture, and both professions will be forever changed by it. Both have always benefitted from leaks of some kind, from the officially authorised to the criminally filched.
By John Lloyd 8 years ago
Leaks are bad for politics and journalism
West losing battle for the heart of Europe
A little over a quarter of a century ago, Europe celebrated the healing of the schism that Communism enforced on it since World War Two, and which produced great tribunes of freedom.
By John Lloyd 8 years ago
West losing battle for the heart of Europe
ISIS an existential threat to the West
The Europeans have - it's not news - tended to be snooty about the Americans. Especially the French, but the attitude is ingrained even in the "special relationship" with the UK.
By John Lloyd 8 years ago
ISIS an existential threat to the West
A wintery letter from Hamburg
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Why the IMF is not doing enough to support Africa
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Kibaki and Raila's 'marriage of convenience' that failed
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Kenya to build nuclear power plant by 2034
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US envoy exits, praised by Ruto but censured by State critics
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