Mitt's big night: Do we have a wide open race?
As the American Ryder Cup team found out at this weekend, it ain't over, until it's over. And right now, this race is far from over
- 4 October 2012Instant View: A convincing win for Mitt Romney
Romney shines through. One prominent Obama supporter says the president "may even have lost the election tonight"
- 4 October 2012The great debates
In the coming days the world will witness whether Romney has what it takes to take on a sitting president. If he can do so, and land a punch or two, his odds for victory will improve considerably
- 3 October 2012Winning elections and winning campaigns combine words and maths successfully
Successful politicians do not speak in boxes or to targets and campaigning stereotypes. They reach out – not to the centre ground but to the common ground
- 3 October 2012'Transparent' Obama seems to have disappeared
Having pledged to lead the most transparent administration in U.S. history, there is suddenly an aura of a cover-up in the Obama White House
- 28 September 2012Chinese whispers: Obama's muddled Beijing strategy
The US needs to maintain its defence tech superiority, control sea lanes to China, bolster its alliances with middling military powers such as Japan and India - and it needs to spend the money to do all this
- 27 September 2012Obama admission: "You can't change Washington from the inside"
Barack Obama says he's learned that 'you can't change Washington from the inside' - so why is he running?
- 20 September 2012Is Romney throwing it all away?
National polling has Romney and Obama neck and neck, but is the Republican candidate in danger of faltering when he should be sprinting?
- 19 September 2012We Need To Talk... About the reshuffle, the DNC, and libertarianism
This week's guests are former Ambassdor Charles Crawford and James D. Boys
- 7 September 2012Guess who wants to kill Mitt Romney?
Democrats are quick to point at Republicans as 'gun-toting' and aggressive. But Democrats are hardly exemplars of pacifism
- 6 September 2012We Need To Talk... About the RNC, Iran and Nick Clegg
Raheem Kassam discusses the RNC Convention, Iran and Nick Clegg with Mike Magan and Christian May
- 31 August 2012Romney lacks the wow factor but keeps the trains on the tracks
Mitt Romney's speech was not earth-shattering, but it might just be enough
- 31 August 2012Ryan ain't lyin'
After nearly four years of his administration and his policies, it's the president that's bluffing
- 30 August 2012Building bridges on shale gas
Given the potential for a change of guard in Washington, now might be a good time to develop an alliance of shale gas producing countries
- 30 August 2012Did Paul Ryan under perform on purpose?
Paul Ryan holds back on attacking Obama and makes the positive case for Mitt Romney
- 30 August 2012