Will Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s new, gay Taoiseach, live up to high expectations? Richard Swift reports.
Macron won more than twice the number of votes than he was expected to win, writes Richard Swift
Ecuadorians replaced one Leftist president with another
Hong Kong has its first woman leader and her ‘election’ is shrouded in controversy, writes Richard Swift.
The former New York municipal employee became president of the problem-plagued Federal Republic of Somalia.
The new president of the Gambia promises to revive the economy, to end censorship of the media, and to leave after three years, writes Richard Swift.
34-year-old former Somali refugee elected to the House of Representatives.
Richard Swift on the Moroccan leader.
The ‘re-election’ of Ali Bongo to a second Presidential term in Gabon is an all too familiar story for an African continent, writes Richard Swift.
The politician seemingly came out of nowhere, writes Richard Swift.
What to expect from the United Kingdom's new Prime Minister: tough times for the environment, some elitism and clashes with Scotland. By Richard Swift.
The politician symbolizes a shot across the bow of Italy’s complacent political class, writes Richard Swift.
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Introducing... Leo Varadkar | Humans vs robots | November, 2017 |
Introducing... Emmanuel Macron | Brazil's soft coup | October, 2017 |
Introducing... Moon Jae-in | Bad Education | September, 2017 |
Introducing... Lenin Moreno | The Equality Effect | July, 2017 |
Introducing Carrie Lam | Homelessness | June, 2017 |
Introducing Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed | West Papua - Freedom in sight? | May, 2017 |
Introducing Adama Barrow | Populism rises again | April, 2017 |
Introducing Ilhan Omar | The exceptionally brave - 500th issue | March, 2017 |
Re-introducing Abdelilah Benkirane | African village | January, 2017 |
Re-Introducing Ali Bongo Ondimba | The coming war on China | December, 2016 |
Introducing Marco Arana Zegarra | Peace in Colombia? Hope and fears | November, 2016 |
Introducing Theresa May | World Fiction Special - Exquisite short stories | October, 2016 |
Introducing Virginia Raggi | Trade unions - rebuild, renew, resist | September, 2016 |
Introducing Htin Kyaw | Love in the time of Ebola | June, 2016 |