Nationalism

List of Nationalism articles

  • A pedestrian lights a cigarette as he walks past banners with portraits of Turrkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and the leader of Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahceli in Istanbul on June 19.
    A pedestrian lights a cigarette as he walks past banners with portraits of Turrkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and the leader of Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahceli in Istanbul on June 19.

    Get Ready for a More Aggressive Turkey

    Erdogan’s new partner in parliament — the ultranationalist MHP — will make Ankara a more belligerent and intransigent ally.

  • Thierry Baudet, the leader of the Forum voor Democratie (FvD) party, reacts during election night in Amsterdam, on March 15, 2017.
    Thierry Baudet, the leader of the Forum voor Democratie (FvD) party, reacts during election night in Amsterdam, on March 15, 2017.

    The New Dutch Disease Is White Nationalism

    An upstart far-right party in the Netherlands threatens to entrench xenophobia in one of Europe’s most progressive countries.

  • People wave Macedonian flags during a protest in a central square in Skopje on March 4. Right-wing and diaspora organizations protested against a possible compromise with Greece on the country's name  which they say would damage the national interest. (Robert Atanasovski/AFP/Getty Images)
    People wave Macedonian flags during a protest in a central square in Skopje on March 4. Right-wing and diaspora organizations protested against a possible compromise with Greece on the country's name which they say would damage the national interest. (Robert Atanasovski/AFP/Getty Images)

    A Macedonia by Any Other Name

    The Balkans desperately need help, but Greece won't stop picking a fight over what to call its northern neighbor.

  • Demonstrators burn flares and wave Polish flags during the annual march to commemorate Poland's National Independence Day in Warsaw on November 11, 2017.
    Demonstrators burn flares and wave Polish flags during the annual march to commemorate Poland's National Independence Day in Warsaw on November 11, 2017.

    Poland’s Holocaust Denialism Will Come Back to Haunt It

    Polish leaders thought peddling historical revisionism at home had no consequences; now, it could threaten two crucial alliances.

  • President Donald Trump delivers a speech in Warsaw, Poland, on July 6, 2017. (Janet Skarzynski/AFP/Getty Images)
    President Donald Trump delivers a speech in Warsaw, Poland, on July 6, 2017. (Janet Skarzynski/AFP/Getty Images)

    Trump’s Nationalism Is Arbitrary, Dangerous, Incoherent, and Silly

    Nationalism has a new voice. That makes it all the more imperative to take its claims seriously and meet them head on.

  • Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and Catalan Prime Minister Carles Puigdemont during their meeting at La Moncloa palace in Madrid on April 20, 2016. (Curto de la Torre/AFP/Getty Images)
    Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and Catalan Prime Minister Carles Puigdemont during their meeting at La Moncloa palace in Madrid on April 20, 2016. (Curto de la Torre/AFP/Getty Images)

    Catalonia’s Crisis Is Just Getting Started

    Spain's prime minister tried, and failed, to strong-arm Catalonia. The result is an enduring stalemate.

  • French President Emmanuel Macron looks at a bust of writer Alexandre Dumas during a visit to the Monte Cristo castle near Paris, on Sep. 16. (Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images)
    French President Emmanuel Macron looks at a bust of writer Alexandre Dumas during a visit to the Monte Cristo castle near Paris, on Sep. 16. (Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images)

    France Is Debating Whether French Is Sexist

    Is the grammar of liberté, égalité, fraternité inherently chauvinistic?

  • Supporters of an independence for Catalonia listen to Catalan president Carles Puigdemont's speech  in Barcelona on October 10, 2017. ( Pau Barrena/AFP/Getty Images)
    Supporters of an independence for Catalonia listen to Catalan president Carles Puigdemont's speech in Barcelona on October 10, 2017. ( Pau Barrena/AFP/Getty Images)

    Catalan President Backs Down From Independence Declaration

    Puigdemont says he’ll still pursue negotiations with Spain.

  • A Swiss police sniper stands guard on the roof next to the Congress centre during the first day of the World Economic Forum, on January 17, 2017 in Davos. / AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI        (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)
    A Swiss police sniper stands guard on the roof next to the Congress centre during the first day of the World Economic Forum, on January 17, 2017 in Davos. / AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)

    Three Cheers for Globalism!

    An unabashed defense of the Trump administration’s favorite object of ire.

  • Demonstrators with a Slovak flag attend an anti-corruption rally in Bratislava, Slovakia, on June 5, 2017.
Thousands of protesters joined a protest march against corruption organised by high school students.  / AFP PHOTO / VLADIMIR SIMICEK        (Photo credit should read VLADIMIR SIMICEK/AFP/Getty Images)
    Demonstrators with a Slovak flag attend an anti-corruption rally in Bratislava, Slovakia, on June 5, 2017. Thousands of protesters joined a protest march against corruption organised by high school students. / AFP PHOTO / VLADIMIR SIMICEK (Photo credit should read VLADIMIR SIMICEK/AFP/Getty Images)

    They Spent Months Protesting Corruption. Now What?

    Young people in Central and Eastern Europe took to the streets in a quixotic fight. Will they now face a winter of despair?

  • PFORZHEIM, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 06: Co-lead candidate of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party Alice Weidel speaks during an AfD election campaign event on September 6, 2017 in Pforzheim, Germany. Germany will hold federal elections on September 24 and the AfD currently has approximately 10% support in polls.  (Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)
    PFORZHEIM, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 06: Co-lead candidate of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party Alice Weidel speaks during an AfD election campaign event on September 6, 2017 in Pforzheim, Germany. Germany will hold federal elections on September 24 and the AfD currently has approximately 10% support in polls. (Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)

    Meet the Lesbian Goldman Sachs Economist Who Just Led Germany’s Far Right to Victory

    How Alice Weidel manages to be a globalist and nativist at the same time.

  • BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 24: German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the state funeral of the late former German President Roman Herzog at the Dom Cathedral on January 24, 2017 in Berlin.  Roman Herzog, who died at the age of 82 on January 10, 2017, served as German president from 1994 to 1999. (Photo by Max Menning-Pool/Getty Images)
    BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 24: German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the state funeral of the late former German President Roman Herzog at the Dom Cathedral on January 24, 2017 in Berlin. Roman Herzog, who died at the age of 82 on January 10, 2017, served as German president from 1994 to 1999. (Photo by Max Menning-Pool/Getty Images)

    The German Election Is a Christian Civil War

    Germany’s far-right is saying out loud what Angela Merkel’s party has always quietly believed: that Christian culture depends on Christian demographics.  

  • US President Donald Trump (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron (R) shake hand at the end of a press conference following meetings at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on July 13, 2017, during the US president's 24-hour trip that coincides with France's national day and the 100th anniversary of US involvement in World War I.
Donald Trump arrived in Paris for a presidential visit filled with Bastille Day pomp and which the White House hopes will offer respite from rolling scandal backing home.
 / AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD        (Photo credit should read ALAIN JOCARD/AFP/Getty Images)
    US President Donald Trump (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron (R) shake hand at the end of a press conference following meetings at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on July 13, 2017, during the US president's 24-hour trip that coincides with France's national day and the 100th anniversary of US involvement in World War I. Donald Trump arrived in Paris for a presidential visit filled with Bastille Day pomp and which the White House hopes will offer respite from rolling scandal backing home. / AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD (Photo credit should read ALAIN JOCARD/AFP/Getty Images)

    Trump Breaks Bread with France’s Macron, Defends Son’s Meeting for Russian Dirt

    But the president left the door open on reviewing the Paris climate accord.

  • US President Donald Trump gives a speech in front of the Warsaw Uprising Monument on Krasinski Square on the sidelines of the Three Seas Initiative Summit in Warsaw, Poland, July 6, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JANEK SKARZYNSKI        (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
    US President Donald Trump gives a speech in front of the Warsaw Uprising Monument on Krasinski Square on the sidelines of the Three Seas Initiative Summit in Warsaw, Poland, July 6, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JANEK SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

    Can Trump Reconcile Nationalism With Liberalism?

    Last week in Warsaw, President Donald Trump finally gave something close to a mature, clear, and thoughtful version of his governing philosophy.

  • HAMBURG, GERMANY - JULY 07: In this photo provided by the German Government Press Office (BPA), Donald Trump, President of the USA (C) meets Vladimir Putin, President of Russia during the G20 Summit on July 7, 2017 in Hamburg, Germany. The G20 group of nations are meeting July 7-8 and major topics will include climate change and migration.  (Photo by BPA via Getty Images)
    HAMBURG, GERMANY - JULY 07: In this photo provided by the German Government Press Office (BPA), Donald Trump, President of the USA (C) meets Vladimir Putin, President of Russia during the G20 Summit on July 7, 2017 in Hamburg, Germany. The G20 group of nations are meeting July 7-8 and major topics will include climate change and migration. (Photo by BPA via Getty Images)

    Trump Has Picked America’s Enemies in Russia Over Its Friends in Europe

    After his most recent trip abroad, the president deserves credit for consistency — but not much else.

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