Boris Johnson's 'Australian-style deal' is 'code for no-deal', EU trade chief says
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Liberals and conservatives team up with far-right in Germany to oust left-wing state premier
First for the federal republic, as parties of the centre violate the ‘cordon sanitaire’ around the far-right and rely on AfD votes More
With the Collapse of a Right-Wing Coalition, Has Norway Turned Its Populist Tide?
The radical-right Progress Party (FRP) withdrew from Norway’s coalition government on January 20. This is a big defeat for FRP leader Siv Jensen, whose big ambition was to prove his party was koalitionsfähig, or “coalition capable.” After six years in government, the conflict between the populist radicals and the more moderate wing of the party […] More
Iowa Caucus: The Democratic Party’s Fine Art of Losing
The world of presidential electoral politics in the US has, for some time, become the Superbowl of hyperreality. The day after the NFL Superbowl, without the slightest pause, the physical sport of American football yielded the spotlight to the political sport of the presidential primaries, which will be marked by a slow build-up to the […] More
How Effective Is China’s Response to the Coronavirus Outbreak?
Just a month into the start of the new decade, the world is faced with one of the worst public health crises in recent years. Since its initial emergence in the city of Wuhan in early December 2019, a new coronavirus has spread rapidly from Hebei province to the whole of China and other parts […] More
Fair Observer Debates the Trump-Kushner “Deal of the Century”
On January 31, Gary Grappo, a former diplomat and Fair Observer’s chairman of the Board, grudgingly came to the defense of the Trump administration’s “deal of the century” that many feel has abusively been referred to as a “peace plan.” Grappo begins by admitting that it is unambiguously “an Israeli plan.” His reasoning nevertheless echoes […] More
Sinn Féin leader to appear in final Irish election TV debate as poll shows party surging to first place
Mary Lou McDonald will face down Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin on Tuesday night More
Will 2020 Be Another Victory Year for Trump and Brexit?
In early 2017, Europe’s far-right parliamentary bloc met in Koblenz, Germany, to plot its political future. The meeting of the bloc’s leaders — which included Marine le Pen from France, Matteo Salvini from Italy and Geert Wilders from the Netherlands — took place shortly after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump. The group was […] More
