Politics
Iraq: Muqtada al-Sadr’s Calculations and Miscalculations
Last month, Shiite populist leader Muqtada al-Sadr called for his supporters to resign from the Iraqi parliament. Out of 73 deputies, 64 members bound by party discipline resigned immediately and were quickly replaced by others from other parties. The unprecedented for Iraq, but quick move could turn the entire electoral map over in favor of Sadr’s rival, the Coordination...
Lee Jun-seok Under Attack
The author has followed the career of 36-year-old conservative party leader Lee Jun-seok with great attention, and not just to the uneasy relationship between him, the classical conservatives and supporters of Yoon Suk-yeol. Since his election as party leader, Lee Jun-seok has committed himself to pushing for a change in the norms of political culture, and has done quite a lot ...
Can Boris Find His Way Out the Door?
What everything has been waiting for with baited breath has come to fruition - Vote Leave campaigner Boris Johnson arrives for a press conference at Vote Leave headquarters in London Friday, June 24, 2016. British media say Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign on Thursday, July 7 2022, ending an unprecedented political crisis over his future...
