
Does the New U.S. National Defense Strategy Make Any Sense?
The Pentagon is scrambling to deter China while adjusting to war in Europe—but does its new approach amount to more than just rhetoric?

Inequality Doesn’t Breed Populism. Social Immobility Does.
The left keeps losing because it has failed to promote equal opportunity rather than equal outcomes.

The Secrets to Viktor Orban’s Success
Hungary’s prime minister will likely win a fourth consecutive election with an original political formula.

Does Inequality Provoke Populism?
A new book argues that economic unfairness is more important than unequal incomes—but only redistributive policies can restore social mobility.

Latin America’s Leftists Aren’t Who You Think
The region’s left has won a series of elections—but U.S. interests aren’t under threat.

Will Britain’s Conservatives Be in Power Permanently?
A new book argues that Boris Johnson’s government is already losing its grip. Here’s why that’s wishful thinking.

Italy’s Largest Left-Wing Party Is Waging War on the Poor
The Democratic Party cares more about fighting populists than ending inequality. Its new brand of Reaganomics will lead to yet another electoral defeat.

Peru’s New President Isn’t as Radical as He Looks
Pedro Castillo ran as an anti-establishment leftist. Here’s why he won’t govern like one.

Spain Takes a Leap to the Populist Right
This week’s border crisis with Morocco will cast a long shadow over Spanish politics.

It’s Time to Take Bernard-Henri Lévy Seriously
A close reading of the philosophical career, and influence, of France’s most ridiculed public intellectual.

Has Italy’s Five Star Movement Given Up on Populism?
The anti-establishment bad boys of years past are changing their stripes—maybe.

Labour’s Dangerous Drift to the Right
Trying to rebound after painful losses, the British party appears to be courting conservative and white voters—and losing its core principles in the process.

America Is Back. But Can Allies Ever Trust It Again?
Fears of another Trump make it even more urgent that allies work with Biden now.

How to Live With Authoritarians
Democracies have to learn how to manage some people’s innate fears of change.

Why Jürgen Habermas Disappeared
The German philosopher was one of the 20th century’s most influential public intellectuals. But 21st-century politics has cut him adrift.

How the European Parliament Entrenched the Region’s Autocrats
European parties were supposed to create a European democracy. Instead, they’ve given cover to bad actors.

Italy’s Politics of Purgatory Won’t End Well
Mario Draghi’s arrival as prime minister will only make his country’s political problems even worse.

Was Portugal’s Election a Breakthrough for the Far-Right?
The incumbent president won in a landslide, but a populist right-wing candidate raised eyebrows in a country that has so far avoided extremes.

Biden’s Bold Gamble on Immigration Is About America’s Future
Failed immigration reform gave rise to Trumpism. Success could finally cool the debate.

How to (Finally) Defeat Populism
Rust Belts exist around the world, and integrating them into the larger trans-Atlantic community is key to political stability.