Interviews
Prof. Costa Pinto: If Victorious, Ventura Would Pursue Orbán-Style Authoritarianism in Portugal
In this in-depth ECPS interview, Professor António Costa Pinto—one of Europe’s leading scholars of authoritarianism—offers a historically grounded analysis of...
Professor Treisman: Trump’s Push for Executive Aggrandizement Puts Democratic Resilience to the Test
In this ECPS interview, Professor Daniel Treisman examines how Trump’s political style intersects with the logic of informational autocracy and...
Prof. Klingebiel: Trump’s US Is Actively Undermining Multilateralism—So We Should Push for a ‘Global Order Minus One’
In this ECPS interview, Professor Stephan Klingebiel argues that Trump-era populism signals a durable shift in global governance rather than...
Prof. Rodríguez: Venezuela Is No Longer About Venezuela, It’s About Demonstrating Power
Giving an interview to the ECPS, Professor Francisco Rodríguez argues that today “Venezuela is no longer about Venezuela; it is...
Dr. Kamran Matin: Iran Regime Has Ruled by Coercion, Not Consent
Iran is entering a critical juncture as renewed protests expose both the fragility and the resilience of the Islamic Republic....
Dr. Bianchi: Illiberal Actors No Longer Need to Pretend They Are Liberal
In this wide-ranging interview with the ECPS, Dr. Matías Bianchi offers a powerful diagnosis of contemporary illiberalism. Moving beyond regime-centric...
Dr. Butler on Trump’s European Strategy: Non-Intervention Can Itself Become a Form of Intervention
In this interview with the ECPS, Dr. Robert Butler, Senior Lecturer at the University of Lorraine, examines how far-right actors...
Prof. Bale: Nigel Farage Is a Marmite Politician — Loved by His Base, Toxic to Many Others
In this in-depth interview for ECPS, Professor Tim Bale offers a sharp assessment of Reform UK’s rise and Nigel Farage’s...
Prof. Wright: The Most Troubling Aspect of Trump 2.0 Is the Personalization of the Security Forces
In an interview with the ECPS, Professor Joseph Wright (Penn State University) warns that the most alarming development of “Trump...
Professor Stokes: Democracy Will Survive and Can Return More Robust
In her interview with ECPS, Professor Susan Stokes explains how rising inequality and polarization create fertile ground for democratic backsliding....
Asst. Prof. Zanotti: Presidential Systems Ease Populists’ Rise to Power in Latin America
In an interview with ECPS, Dr. Lisa Zanotti—Assistant Professor at Diego Portales University and researcher at COES and Ultra-Lab—offers a...
Assoc. Prof. Larrabure: A New Right-Wing Alliance Is Emerging in Latin America—and Democracy Will Take a Toll
Chile’s November 16, 2025 presidential vote has produced an unprecedented runoff between José Antonio Kast and Jeannette Jara, crystallizing what...