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...manipulated by political candidates. There’s therefore a need to consider how to ensure social media isn’t used to incite violence or spread dangerous rumours. The question remains as to how governments can be prevented from seizing the opportunity to restrict citizens’ rights. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....

...of the UN Security Council. Many states applauding Trump’s actions today do not actually want that to happen, so it will probably be a long time before the new norm is written down. In the meantime, the US has made it clear that it will continue to invoke it against Assad and others. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....

...news, bad news election. Good news, centrists hope, because a big defeat should ensure the party sees the back of Corbyn. Bad news because few parties recover from a big defeat in just one parliamentary term – and because they still have to find someone halfway decent to replace him. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....

...for her Brexit vision. If, somehow, things do go wrong, and she fails to achieve a majority, all bets will be off and a second EU referendum would become a realistic prospect. But as things stand, that looks highly unlikely. The smart money is on an increased Conservative majority. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....

...power-sharing government, electoral losses for the DUP, and the subsequent inability of the unionist and nationalist parties to come to a new agreement. Mrs May will be hoping that she can compensate for these electoral risks with large Conservative gains against an exceptionally weak Labour Party. This article was originally published by OxPol under a CC-BY-SA licence...