List of Populism articles
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A young boy attends people in traditional Bavarian costumes attend a parade on July 8, 2018 in Murnau, Germany. Europe’s Youth Are Fueling the Far Right
The continent’s radicals are increasingly attractive far beyond their traditional pool of voters.
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Former German official Hans-Georg Maassen sits at a table as a witness during a Bundestag session. Maassen is a man in his late 50s, wearing a dark suit and a small pair of wire-frame glasses. His hands are flat on the table in front of him, and he wears a serious expression as he listens to a speaker. Germany Is Now Spying on Its Own Top Spy
Hans-Georg Maassen has a troubling relationship with the far-right—just like the agency he used to head.
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Matteo Salvini, leader of the Italian Lega Nord, Harald Vilimsky, General Secretary of the Austria Freedom Party, Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch PVV party, Marine Le Pen, leader of the French Front National, and Frauke Petry, leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, greet supporters at a conference of European right-wing parties on January 21, 2017 in Koblenz, Germany. A Far-Right Takeover of Europe Is Underway
EU parliamentary elections are approaching and populists are planning a frontal assault on the establishment.
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Party members and supporters of the far-right Alternative for Germany party in the state of Thuringia attend a political gathering in Pfiffelbach, Germany, on Feb. 14. Germany’s Anti-Migrant Party Wants More Migrant Voters
Why the Alternative for Germany is increasingly targeting immigrants—as potential supporters.
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Zuzana Caputova, a candidate in upcoming Slovak presidential elections, leaves a campaign meeting with citizens in Dunajska Streda on March 7, 2019. The Liberal President Who Has It All—and Is Giving Up
Zuzana Caputova was elected by Slovakia five years ago—and is now forfeiting the fight against populists.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers his speech during the last campaign event of his Fidesz party in Szekesfehervar, Hungary on April 6, 2018. The Habsburg Solution for Viktor Orban
History offers Europe a playbook for fighting back against Hungarian blackmail.
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a special session to vote on a new government at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 13, 2021. Netanyahu Is a Failure—and Israel’s Next Winner
How Israel’s prime minister could still get rewarded at the ballot box.
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AfD demonstrators holding German flags gather at the main station in Berlin to attend the "demonstration for the future of Germany" called by the far-right AfD in Berlin on May 27, 2018. Germany’s Far-Right Party Is Worse Than the Rest of Europe’s
The Alternative for Germany is more popular than ever—and more dangerous.
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Milei spreads his arms out wide on a balcony, speaking into a microphone. What’s the Deal With Javier Milei?
Experts weigh in on what he will do to Argentine democracy.
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A float featuring U.S. President Donald Trump, Marine Le Pen of Front National, Geert Wilders of Partij voor de Vrijheid and Adolf Hitler drives in the annual Rose Monday parade on February 27, 2017 in Dusseldorf, Germany. Right-Wing Populism Is Set to Sweep the West in 2024
A year of elections looms—and it could be a disaster for liberal democracy.
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The AfD logo is pictured during the European Election Assembly of German far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) at the fair grounds in Magdeburg, eastern Germany on August 5, 2023. Germany Is Thinking of Simply Banning the Far Right
As radical conservatives continue to rise, Germany’s mainstream is getting desperate for a fix.
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Then-presidential candidate Javier Milei arrives at a closing rally ahead of the runoff election in Cordoba, Argentina, on Nov. 16, 2023. Javier Milei Is the World’s Latest Wannabe Fascist
Argentina’s new populist president takes after Trump and Bolsonaro by seeking to destroy democracy from within.
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Leader of Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV) Geert Wilders during a meeting of populist far-right party leaders in Wenceslas Square on April 25, 2019 in Prague, Czech Republic. What Geert Wilders Wants in Europe
The Dutch far-right leader, and national election winner, plans to stay in the EU—but shape it in his image.
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Dutch politician Geert Wilders speaks into a collection of microphones held by members of the media as he speaks to them. Wilders is a middle-aged man with white hair who wears a suit with a red tie. Behind him stand two other men in suits who may be members of a security detail. Populist Rage Gives Dutch Far Right a Worrying Shot at Power
Mainstream parties are reluctant to enter a coalition with extremist Geert Wilders.
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A man waves a Romanian flag next to soldiers from the regimental guard University Square in Bucharest on December 21, 2011. Romania Is at a Dangerous Tipping Point
The country is increasingly important to the world—and increasingly unstable.
