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Dec 1, 2025
Paris is aflutter with talk of that poll – the one showing that Jordan Bardella would easily beat all potential rivals in the second round of 2027’s...
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Nov 15, 2025
Dutch conservative populist Geert Wilders’ defeat in the recent general election seems superficially to be good news for the European center-left. It is in fact nothing of the...
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Oct 29, 2025
European Union President Ursula von der Leyen has forged what is likely the strongest role for someone in her office in the EU’s history. That is perhaps why it’s...
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Oct 7, 2025
The victory of Czech populist leader Andrej Babiš’ ANO party in Saturday’s elections did more than confirm the populist trend throughout Europe. It reaffirmed that...
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Sep 11, 2025
The collapse of French Prime Minister François Bayrou’s government did not seem to trouble President Emmanuel Macron. Macron’s appointment of Defence Minister...
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Aug 12, 2025
Official Europe is anxious and apprehensive about Friday’s summit in Alaska between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. Perhaps their worst fears will finally be realised, and...
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Jul 31, 2025
The new US-EU trade deal has spawned a legion of critics who allege European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen cravenly capitulated in the face of American pressure. They...
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Jun 19, 2025
Many observers think Dutch populist politician Geert Wilders was crazy to dissolve the government he had spent so many years trying to be a part of. It’s likely that he is...
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Jun 11, 2025
Polish president-elect Karol Nawrocki’s victory shows that conservative populism remains strong in that vital country. The results also reveal something that could be equally...
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May 20, 2025
The Brussels elites were surely dismayed at how well conservative populist candidates fared in Sunday’s first round of Poland’s presidential election. They would probably...
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May 9, 2025
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s historic, embarrassing failure to be installed on the Bundestag’s first vote merely underscores an increasingly undeniable trend:...
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Apr 8, 2025
Marine Le Pen’s conviction for embezzlement, coupled with the court’s imposition of a five-year ban on running for public office, matters well outside of France....
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Mar 26, 2025
Global elites left and right breathed a sigh of relief after last month’s German elections. While the national populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) doubled its vote share,...
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Mar 25, 2025
If the United States and Europe were a married couple, you would probably say they are headed for a divorce. Like that couple, the two long-time partners could resolve their...
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Mar 14, 2025
European elites are furiously angry about President Donald Trump’s rapid shift away from the traditional transatlantic relationship. Rebuilding their countries’...
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Feb 19, 2025
Statements and speeches last week from President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth have been treated as the end of the world by the...
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Jan 14, 2025
The Brussels elite have contended they are defending liberal democracy against authoritarianism at home and abroad. Their strident criticism of Elon Musk’s recent forays into...
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Jan 2, 2025
2024 was the year that conservative populism went from being an irritant to a force. 2025 can be even better for them – if they recognise the source of and the limits to their...
Mar 26, 2025Global elites left and right breathed a sigh of relief after last month’s German elections. While the national populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) doubled its vote share,...
Mar 25, 2025If the United States and Europe were a married couple, you would probably say they are headed for a divorce. Like that couple, the two long-time partners could resolve their...