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Commentaries

From Conspiracy Theory to State Policy: Trump, MAGA, and the Specter of ‘Cultural Marxism’

July 27, 2026
Commentaries

From Wealth Concentration to Anti-Immigrant Populism: The Strategic Alliance Between Super-Rich and the Far Right

July 26, 2026
European Observatory

Burnham, Post-Neoliberalism, and the Rematerialization of the Left

July 21, 2026
Interviews

Prof. Allen: AI Should Strengthen Human Judgment, Not Replace It

July 20, 2026
Commentaries

Why Environmental Displacement Is the Next Frontier in Populist Politics

July 15, 2026

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Irina von Wiese replaces Sir Watson as the honorary president of ECPS

Former MEP Irina von Wiese replaces Sir Graham Watson as the honorary president of ECPS. Sir Watson is stepping down ...

March 6, 2025
Members of the Reich Citizens' Movement organize a lift at the Lustgarten in the city of Berlin, Germany on November 9, 2019. They deny the existence of the Federal Republic of Germany. Photo: Juergen Nowak.
Analysis

What does Patriotic Union’s coup plan in Germany tell us about threats posed by far-right?

As the investigations are ongoing, not much is known of the real threat to democracy that this group posed. Nevertheless, ...

March 16, 2025
Flowers and Candles at the Hanau shooting site as a remembrance to the victims of right extremist terror attack in Germany on February 20, 2020.
Analysis

Extremist criminal offenses rise in Germany, intelligence report suggests

Right-wing extremism increased in Germany in 2019, the country’s domestic intelligence agency has reported, with over 32,000 extremists identified. The report ...

March 16, 2025
AfD demonstrated with slogan "Stop Islamization" in Rostock on May 14, 2018. AfD, Alternative for Germany, is a right wing political party in Germany.
Analysis

Germany’s far-right AfD fires official over a ​racist migrant comment

Germany’s populist far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party fired an official on September 28, 2020 who had been caught on a hidden camera ...

March 16, 2025
Dutch right-wing populist Geert Wilders campaigns on behalf of his Freedom Party ahead of municipal elections in Spijkenisse, Netherlands on March 17 2018.
Analysis

Dutch appeals court clears far-right leader Wilders of inciting hatred

Dutch politician Geert Wilders was acquitted by an appeals court on September 4, 2020 of discrimination, in a partial legal victory for ...

March 16, 2025

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The Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
Commentaries

From Conspiracy Theory to State Policy: Trump, MAGA, and the Specter of ‘Cultural Marxism’

US President Donald Trump's intervention in the Smithsonian Institution signals a new phase in America's culture wars. In this insightful ...

July 27, 2026
Musk, Bezos
Commentaries

From Wealth Concentration to Anti-Immigrant Populism: The Strategic Alliance Between Super-Rich and the Far Right

Why do some of the world's wealthiest individuals openly support populist radical right and far-right movements whose central political message ...

July 26, 2026
UK PM Andy Burnham.
European Observatory

Burnham, Post-Neoliberalism, and the Rematerialization of the Left

Dr. João Ferreira Dias argues that the contemporary center-left may be entering a decisive post-neoliberal phase by re-centering politics on ...

July 21, 2026
Climate Change, Bangladesh.
Commentaries

Why Environmental Displacement Is the Next Frontier in Populist Politics

As climate change increasingly reshapes patterns of human mobility, it is also transforming the political foundations of democratic citizenship. In ...

July 15, 2026
Morocco football fans.
European Observatory

The Game They Cannot Win: Nativist Populism, Agenda-Setting, and the Weaponization of Football

As Morocco and the Netherlands prepare to meet in the FIFA World Cup Round of 32 on June 30, 2026, ...

June 29, 2026
UK PM Keir Starmer
European Observatory

Why Starmer Could Not Outflank Reform UK: Immigration, Culture Wars and the Collapse of Labour’s Anti-Populist Strategy

Why did Keir Starmer fail to neutralize Reform UK despite commanding a large parliamentary majority? In this incisive commentary, Dr. ...

June 22, 2026
Maasai people.
Commentaries

Decolonizing Climate Governance: Why Indigenous Knowledge Remains on the Margins of Global Climate Action

As climate change intensifies, global climate governance increasingly acknowledges the value of Indigenous knowledge while continuing to marginalize Indigenous peoples ...

June 22, 2026
Data center campus.
Commentaries

Data and Drought: A Community Fights Back

As artificial intelligence drives an unprecedented expansion of data-center infrastructure, questions of climate sustainability, democratic accountability, and technological governance are ...

June 17, 2026

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Professor Danielle Allen.
Interviews

Prof. Allen: AI Should Strengthen Human Judgment, Not Replace It

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming far more than information ecosystems—it is reshaping the constitutional foundations of democracy itself. In this ...

July 20, 2026
Dr. Hanna Folsz.
Interviews

Dr. Folsz: Even Deeply Entrenched Competitive Authoritarian Regimes Have Vulnerabilities

For years, Hungary stood as the defining case of democratic backsliding within the European Union. Yet the 2026 election has ...

July 17, 2026
Associate Professor Laura Gamboa
Interviews

Assoc. Prof. Gamboa: By the Time the Authoritarian Threat Becomes Evident, It’s Usually Too Late

Drawing on comparative evidence from Colombia, Venezuela, Guatemala, Mexico, and beyond, Associate Professor Laura Gamboa offers a compelling rethinking of ...

July 17, 2026
Professor Kim Lane Scheppele.
Interviews

Prof. Scheppele’s Three Priorities for Hungary: Reform the Constitutional Court, Restore Judicial Checks, and Change the Election Law

Hungary's democratic transition has entered a decisive new phase following Péter Magyar's electoral victory, but, as Professor Kim Lane Scheppele ...

July 17, 2026
Professor Michael Shifter.
Interviews

Prof. Shifter: Anti-Establishment Politics, Not Ideology, Drove Colombia’s Election

Colombia's 2026 presidential election has reignited fundamental debates about populism, democratic resilience, institutional legitimacy, and the future of representative democracy ...

July 9, 2026
MEP Juan Fernando López Aguilar.
Interviews

MEP López Aguilar: The Return Regulation Is a Violation of EU Fundamental Values

As the European Union implements its new Migration and Asylum Pact amid growing populist pressures, fundamental questions are emerging about ...

July 2, 2026
Professor Aziz Huq.
Interviews

Prof. Huq: The US Supreme Court Has Created the Conditions for Democratic Backsliding

As democratic backsliding increasingly unfolds through legal institutions rather than overt constitutional rupture, what distinguishes constitutional resilience from constitutional decline? ...

July 5, 2026
Dr. Gino Pauselli.
Interviews

Asst. Prof. Pauselli: LGBTQ+ Rights Have Become a Symbolic Boundary in Global Politics

Authoritarian governments, populist movements, and rising powers are increasingly challenging the liberal international order not only by contesting specific human ...

July 2, 2026
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