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 2012
Instant 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 2012
The 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 2012
Winning 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 2012
Chinese 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 2012
Obama 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 2012
Is 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 2012
We 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 2012
Guess 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 2012
We 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 2012
Romney 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 2012
Ryan ain't lyin'
After nearly four years of his administration and his policies, it's the president that's bluffing
- 30 August 2012
Building 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 2012
Did Paul Ryan under perform on purpose?
Paul Ryan holds back on attacking Obama and makes the positive case for Mitt Romney
- 30 August 2012
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