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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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Look Up, Not Across: How Elites Weaponize Migration as a Distraction from Class Inequality

In this commentary, Bernard Allan V. Garcia argues that contemporary populism strategically reframes migration not simply as a policy issue ...

August 14, 2026

Interior of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Krasnobród.

Commentaries

The Polish Exception: Religiosity and Political Right

In this commentary, Dr. Kamil Joński examines why Poland remains an exceptional case in contemporary Europe, where high levels of ...

August 12, 2026

Turkey: Bales of waste plastic prepared for transport.

Commentaries

When the Global South Says ‘No’: Waste Sovereignty and the New Geography of Environmental Security

In this commentary, Dr. Oludele Solaja argues that waste is no longer merely an environmental management problem but an emerging ...

August 10, 2026

Brazil’s elected President Luís Inácio Lula da Silva and former President Bolsonaro participated in the debate over Brazil in São Paulo on October 16, 2022. Photo: Isaac Fontana.

Commentaries

Brazil’s 2026 Election: How Culture Wars Reproduce Social Division

Brazil's 2026 presidential election is widely portrayed as another contest between left and right. In this commentary, Dr. João Ferreira ...

August 6, 2026

Commentaries

India’s Gen Z Cockroach Protests: Youth Mobilization, Democratic Dissent, and the Limits of Modi’s Populism

Dr. Amir Ali examines the emergence of India's Cockroach Janata Party protests as the country's first distinctive Gen Z protest ...

August 2, 2026

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

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

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

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Prof. Gest: The Way Countries Treat Their Most Vulnerable Is Indicative of the State of Their Democracy

Professor Justin Gest argues that democratic resilience depends not only on institutions but also on the citizens who remain to ...

August 20, 2026

Interviews

Dr. Arnson: Building Legitimate State Presence in Colombia Requires More than the Military

As Abelardo de la Espriella assumes Colombia's presidency on August 7, 2026, the country enters a defining moment in its ...

August 7, 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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