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If democratic processes are increasingly scrutinised by international observers How do regimes continue to rig elections and get away with it?
Posted 18 February 2019 Shamima Begum: why the IS teenager should be allowed to return to the UK Katherine Brown, writes for The Conversation to argue for a combined approach of a fair trial, rehabilitation, and restorative justice in the cases of radicalised individuals returning to the UK.
Posted 15 February 2019 Dick Cheney is a man so devious he can't be captured in a Hollywood biopic Scott Lucas on 'Dick Cheney is a man so devious he can't be captured in a Hollywood biopic'.
Posted 11 February 2019 Uganda's health sector as a 'hidden' positive outlier in bribery reduction Uganda's health sector as a 'hidden' positive outlier in bribery reduction.
Posted 07 February 2019 State of the Union: the women in white stole Trump's night – and will haunt him for the rest of the year Scott Lucas in The Conversation: The most memorable moment of the night unfolded on the Democrat benches.