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An aerial view of Tripoli harbour. Photo: Getty Images

Who will decide Libya's future?

"Like Ireland, the US population, wealth, opportunity and political power is concentrated in a relatively small number of urban areas"

What can Ireland learn from the mess America finds itself in?

United States / 8 hrs

Counting the votes at the RDS in Dublin after the 2016 general election. Photo: Leon Neal/AFP Getty Images

Getting the vote out: what influences voter turnout?

Elections / 14 Jan

A visitor views a painting of Niccolo Machiavelli by Cristofano dell'Altissimo at Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze in Florence. Photo: Laura Lezza/Getty Images

Why Machiavelli still matters today

Machiavelli / 14 Jan

A protest against India's Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register for Citizens. Photo: Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images

Why are 250 million people protesting in India?

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attend the funeral ceremony of Qasem Soleimani. Photo: Iranian Leader Press Office/Handout

What the latest Iranian crisis means for global politics

"Donning their distinctive yellow vests, la France des invisibles of lorry drivers, factory workers, carers, shop assistants and many others began to be seen again"

A year of yellow vests in France

France / 02 Jan

Next stop: the US Senate

An impeachment explainer - what happens next?

United States / 19 Dec 19

Will Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic still be president when the dust settles? Photo: Getty Images

Who's in the race to be Croatia's next president?

Croatia / 17 Dec 19

SDLP leader Colum Eastwood, Ulster Unionist leader Steve Aiken, Sinn Féin deputy leader Michelle O'Neill, DUP South Belfast Candidate Emma Little-Pengelly and Alliance leader Naomi Long with UTV presenter Marc Mallett at the recording of an election debat

Do the Northern Ireland parties' election manifestos add up?

UK Election 2019 / 10 Dec 19

"The protesters, or at least the radical protesters who ended up under arrest, notably including those who used violence, were overwhelmingly young." Photo: Oliver Haynes/SOPA Images/ LightRocket via Getty Images

The real reasons for Hong Kong's riots? Education and opportunity

Hong Kong / 08 Dec 19

"The issue of this charge is amplified in the medical card population in Ireland because those who are socio-economically disadvantaged and aged over 70 years of age are overrepresented"

How prescription charges for medical cardholders affect patients

Health / 04 Dec 19

A piece of the Berlin Wall outside the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. Photo: Orjan F. Ellingvag/Dagens Naringsliv/Corbis via Getty Images

Ronald Reagan and the fall of the Berlin Wall

Berlin Wall / 04 Dec 19

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US president Donald Trump meet at the White House in March 2018. Photo: AP

US policy change on Israeli settlements makes peace more remote

Israel / 29 Nov 19

Cars at a petrol station in Tehran as protests continue after the Iranian government imposed fuel rationing and raised prices. Photo: Muhammet Kursun/ Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Iran's fiery winter: protests, deaths and an internet shutdown

Iran / 22 Nov 19

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan: "recent developments have prompted experts to doubt the fairness and legitimacy of Turkey's democracy"

Is Turkey becoming a hybrid regime?

Turkey / 26 Nov 19

Demonstrators gather on a street in Santiago during anti-government protests. Photo: Alberto Vald/EPA-EFE

What's behind the massive protests in Chile?

Chile / 20 Nov 19

"Income from commercial rates, totalling €1.5bn, far outweighs the Local Property Tax yield of about €500m"

Is it time to reset property taxes and commercial rates?

Economics / 18 Nov 19

"In my opinion, it is not they who succeeded, but it is more likely us who have failed"

What is driving protests against new direct provision centres?

Ireland / 06 Nov 19

Full speed ahead: "Northern Ireland's continuing membership of the UK requires democratic interrogation"

How Northern Ireland could work its way back to EU after Brexit

Brexit / 14 Oct 19

Turkey's incursion into and attack on northern Syria have major implications for the entire area

What does Turkey's attack on Syria mean for the key players?

Syria / 11 Oct 19

You may capture the eagle, but you cannot clip its wings

Does Boris Johnson have a "cunning plan"?

Brexit / 09 Oct 19

The conflict between Ukraine and Russia has already cost the former more than 13,000 lives

Will Ukraine's president be able to stop the war with Russia?

Ukraine / 02 Oct 19

"In the US Constitution, impeachment and conviction are not the same things"

Why impeaching Trump isn't likely to remove him from office

Brainstorm / 26 Sep 19

"The prime minister has created a win-win situation that nobody seems to have noticed"

Why Boris Johnson could turn this latest defeat into victory

Brexit / 24 Sep 19

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