Jan-Werner Mueller

Jan-Werner Mueller is a professor of politics at Princeton University and also a visiting fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna. His latest book is What Is Populism?
Stories by Jan-Werner Mueller
German Chancellor Angela Merkel stands in a courtyard after the weekly government cabinet meeting in Berlin on Oct. 31.

Angela Merkel Failed
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron at the European Commission in Brussels on February 23, 2018. (OLIVIER HOSLET/AFP/Getty Images)

Europe Forgot What ‘Conservative’ Means
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Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Brussels on December 14, 2017. (JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images)

If You’re Not a Democracy, You’re Not European Anymore
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TOPSHOT - US President-elect Donald Trump arrives at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York on November 8, 2016. Trump stunned America and the world Wednesday, riding a wave of populist resentment to defeat Hillary Clinton in the race to become the 45th president of the United States. / AFP / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Donald Trump Is Much More Resilient Than He Looks
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BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - FEBRUARY 02: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (R) speak to each other following talks on February 2, 2015 in Budapest, Hungary. Merkel is on a one-day visit to the Hungarian capital in a trip that includes meetings with government leaders, discussions with students at Andrassy University and meetings with local Jewish leaders. Merkel's visit was preceded the day before by demonstrations against the Orban government. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)

Hungary’s Refugee Referendum Is a Referendum on Europe’s Survival
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