Power Transition in the Middle East: The Intersection of US Global Rivalries and Israel’s Regional Ambitions
In this long ECPS commentary, Professor Ibrahim Ozturk examines the 2026 US–Israeli strikes on Iran as part of a broader...
Energy Geopolitics from Hormuz to Lagos: Commodity Shocks and African Vulnerability
In this analysis, Dr. Oludele Solaja examines how geopolitical tensions around the strategic oil chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz...
ECPS Academy Summer School — Europe Between Oceans: The Future of the EU Trade Between the Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific (July 6-10, 2026)
Are you interested in global trade politics and the future of Europe in a shifting world order? Do you want...
From the ‘End of History’ to the ‘End of a Fiction’: What Davos 2026 Really Announced
Davos 2026 revealed a global order no longer converging on a single liberal model, but sliding into a harsher era...
From Trade Skirmishes to Trade War? Transatlantic Trade Relations During the Second Trump Administration
Please cite as:Young, Alasdair R. (2026). “From Trade Skirmishes to Trade War? Transatlantic Trade Relations during the Second Trump Administration.”...
Transatlantic Trade, the Trump Disruption and the World Trade Organization
Please cite as:Jones, Kent. (2026). “Transatlantic Trade, the Trump Disruption and the WTO.” In: Populism and the Future of Transatlantic...
Vulnerable Groups, Protections and Precarity
Please cite as:Azmanova, Albena. (2026). “Vulnerable Groups, Protections and Precarity.” In: Populism and the Future of Transatlantic Relations: Challenges and...
Can Mamdani’s Municipal Socialism Counter Democratic Backsliding?
In a period of deepening global democratic recession Zohran Mamdani’s ascent as mayor of New York City poses an important...
Creative Destruction or Destructive Consolidation? Nobel Reflections on Growth Under Populism
This commentary examines the tension between authoritarian populism and innovation-driven growth, drawing on the insights of Nobel laureates Joel Mokyr,...
Capitalist Disruptions and the Democratic Retreat: A US–EU–China Comparison
Please cite as: Ozturk, Ibrahim. (2025). “Capitalist Disruptions and the Democratic Retreat: A US–EU–China Comparison.” Journal of Populism Studies (JPS)....
People versus Elites, Populist Logics in Indonesia’s 2025 Unrest
Indonesia is witnessing its largest wave of protests since Reformasi, sparked by the death of Affan Kurniawan during Jakarta’s labor...
The Erdogan Regime and Its Future Amid Mass Protests: Prospects for Change?
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s political journey reflects a dramatic transformation—from a reform-minded leader once hailed as a model for Muslim democracies...