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US midterm elections 2022

Unpacking the events of the night as they happen.

By Emily Tamkin

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Lula’s victory in Brazil shows how authoritarianism can be defeated

Lula’s victory in Brazil shows how authoritarianism can be defeated

Jeremy Cliffe

Political violence in the US has always been there, waiting to erupt

Political violence in the US has always been there, waiting to erupt

Emily Tamkin

Could China stop Russia going nuclear?

Could China stop Russia going nuclear?

Katie Stallard

Could Benjamin Netanyahu return to power in Israel?

Could Benjamin Netanyahu return to power in Israel?

Alona Ferber

US

US Midterm Elections 2022

Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis and the looming Republican civil war

Emily Tamkin

Abortion is an economic issue – and the Democrats know it

Emily Tamkin

The midterms: a fight for America’s soul

US Midterm Elections 2022

The midterms: a fight for America’s soul

Harry Lambert

US Midterm Elections 2022

Who will win the US House and Senate?

Ben Walker

US Midterm Elections 2022

Why the 2022 US midterms matter

Emily Tamkin

Democrats must stop allowing Republicans to frame US politics

Democrats must stop allowing Republicans to frame US politics

Emily Tamkin

Europe

Jordan Bardella is the rising star of the French far right

Ido Vock

Can the Ukraine war now end only with Russia’s defeat?

Lawrence Freedman

Russia's withdrawal from Kherson proves Western support is working

Russia’s withdrawal from Kherson proves Western support is working

Ido Vock

Russia has forgotten history’s lessons about waging war in winter

Katie Stallard

Why Brexit has been far less damaging than Mark Carney suggests

Jonathan Portes

Russia strengthens its anti-LGBT legislation in its fight against "Satanism"

Russia strengthens its anti-LGBT legislation in its fight against “Satanism”

Ido Vock

World Review Podcast

US midterms: what red wave?

US midterms: what red wave?

The US: whose country, ’tis of thee? | Nationalism Reimagined

The US: whose country, ’tis of thee? | Nationalism Reimagined

How Putin fights wars, with Mark Galeotti

How Putin fights wars, with Mark Galeotti

Lula and Netanyahu: the comeback kings

Lula and Netanyahu: the comeback kings