populism

In upcoming elections, the incumbent president may well lose to a man who plays one on TV.

The gunman who massacred Muslims was inspired by ideas that have circulated for decades on the French far-right.

History will show that the biggest obstacle to Brexit was its most fervent supporters. That’s no accident.

If nationalists keep the momentum in the run-up to the European Parliament elections, the EU will never be the same again.

The Independent Group could influence the direction of Britain's politics, but it won't be by winning large numbers of seats in Parliament.

When a rapper named Alessandro Mahmoud won the country’s most prestigious music contest, xenophobic leaders quickly took advantage of his victory to open a new front in the culture war.

It’s no accident that a growing number of international comics are running for office—and winning.

The country doesn’t need an openly pro-Russian political party. Its own government’s attempts to rewrite Polish history play directly into Vladimir Putin’s hands.

Five Star used to be a protest movement; now it’s the establishment. By bashing Emmanuel Macron and embracing the yellow vest uprising, it’s hoping to restore its radical credentials.

Shunning populist parties won’t make Jews safer. Engaging with them is a matter of realpolitik, and Israel should focus on contemporary threats, not those of the past.

Promising newcomers are threatening to tear apart the country’s two-party system in every direction.

The Russian president was a man of the common people—until the common people started making demands.

Populists like to blame elites, but from Israel to Britain to the United States their crusade against hardworking civil servants is undermining the foundations of democracy.

How has the Czech Republic avoided the nationalist populism tearing apart Poland and Hungary? By not taking itself too seriously.

The world’s most powerful economic elites are using anti-globalist rhetoric to help turbocharge globalization—and enrich themselves.

The country’s youngest party has united the left and right against Viktor Orban.

A leader in liberal internationalism is about to turn its back on the world.

The latest novel by France’s most famous author cements his reputation as a prophet of populism.

Five Reads: The best Foreign Policy stories of 2018 on Brexit.

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is like her mentor in style, but not in substance—and, for Germany, that will make all the difference.