Henry Olsen

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Trump tops conservative poll. What does it mean?

Writing Trump’s political obituary is a fool’s errand. He is in it for the long haul

The competition for the US presidency is intensifying, and former President Donald Trump has emerged as the clear favorite in the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) straw poll, indicating that he may secure the Republican nomination for a third time

Here are this year’s five most decisive elections

These elections are likely to shape global events and political trends in 2023

Top left to right clockwise: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Sanna Marin, Pedro Sanchez and Alberto Fernandez

Are we witnessing the re-sync of US-French relations?

Emmanuel Macron’s meeting with Biden had the appearance a lovefest but frictions remain

France’s position as America’s closest ally in Europe was cemented by Macron’s recent visit to Washington

Republicans have a distinct edge in US midterms 2022

Democrats have no chance of holding the House, chances of retaining Senate also slim

Midterms 2022: A Republican wave in the House is still quite possible

The reason Sweden’s populists surged to power

Political elites who refused deal with legit concerns of voters have themselves to blame

Jimmie Akesson, leader of the Sweden Democrat party, reacts during the party's election night event in Stockholm, Sweden, on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.

In America a red wave is building fast

Republicans are likely to sweep congressional seats during the upcoming 2022 midterms

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Johnson’s survival of no-confidence vote is no victory

Losing 148 of his own party’s members shows the anger among his peers is unlikely to fade

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Biden’s ‘minor incursion’ remark opens Pandora’s Box

For Ukraine and other US allies, it could mean much worse

US President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference on the eve of his first year in office, from the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on January 19, 2022. - President Joe Biden holds a rare press conference Wednesday to kick off his second year in office, hoping to reset the agenda ahead of what could be brutal election reversals for Democrats.

Mainstream politics faces challenge around the world

Cultural change, mass migration and transnational entities reordering politics

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Government shutdown a good gamble by Trump

History and current politics are on the American president’s side in this standoff

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