populism

Two models have emerged for dealing with a new nationalist government—but it’s not clear which will prove more effective.

Liberals shouldn’t leave emotion to the right-wing populists.

The African National Congress won again in South Africa, but a new generation identifies the party more with corruption than liberation and is seeking solutions through protests and lawsuits rather than at the ballot box.

Austria’s chancellor made a deal with populists, and it’s not going according to plan.

By overturning an election in Istanbul, he may have triggered a Turkish Spring.

Instead of promising to protect people from the European Union, populists have started promising to make the EU protect the people.

A national catastrophe is ruining the French president’s plans for a revival.

Eight things to read ahead of a crucial vote.

The Brazilian president’s visit to Israel, which was meant to rally his evangelical base, has instead revealed his weakness.

Ukraine’s president is making a desperate gambit to win re-election—and to remain politically relevant if he loses.

Even if Britain’s opposing parties agree on a plan to leave the EU, national unity will be nowhere in sight.

Thirty percent of global emissions come from countries led by populist nationalist leaders. Current climate policy approaches are ill-suited for these regimes. Here’s an alternative.

A political newcomer is poised to become president by standing up for liberal democratic values—and seeking to halt the spread of right-wing populism across Central and Eastern Europe.

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.