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The Future of Liberal Democracy in EuropePanelists discuss the current state of identity politics and populism in Europe, including the complex interaction between economic and cultural factors, and how they affect the state of democracy across the continent. This meeting is part of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy.
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Why European Democracies Are More Resilient Than ExpectedAs winter neared, many observers were concerned about the resilience of European democracies during Russia’s war against Ukraine. The triple pressures of economic downturn and inflation, energy crisi…
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The Great Experiment—Obama's 2022 Summer Reading Pick
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Yascha Mounk offers a brilliant big-picture vision of the greatest challenge of modern time—how to bridge the bitter divides within diverse democracies enough for them to remain stable and functional.
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Religion and Populism in the United States and EuropeThe University of Birmingham's Jocelyne Cesari and Pembroke College, Oxford's Tobias Cremer discuss the relationship between religion and populism, and how this relationship is affecting the politics…
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How Populism Has Proven Lethal in This PandemicThe pandemic is where simple narratives go to die. Most of the predictions that people made a year ago have turned out to be false. Democracies did not systematically do better than dictatorships…
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After Trump: Lessons From Other Post-Populist DemocraciesOver the past decade, illiberal populist leaders from across the political spectrum have won elections and taken power in many of the world’s biggest democracies, from the United States to India, the…
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Can Democracy Rebound After an Illiberal Populist?Over the past decade, illiberal populist leaders from across the political spectrum have won elections and taken power in many of the world’s biggest democracies. Once in office, they have often unde…
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After Trump, Is American Democracy Doomed by Populism?The Trump presidency has demonstrated the appeal of populist authoritarianism to many Americans. The way the country responds to the attack on the U.S. Capitol will indicate how long this movement lasts.
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The Alliance for Multilateralism Makes Sense. Can It Make Good?The incipient Alliance for Multilateralism comes at a pivotal moment, but its ambiguous identity represents a potential stumbling block.
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Hungary’s Populists Face New European TestHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s party has become the symbol of European populism. How will Europe’s mainstream parties respond?
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Why the European Parliament Elections MatterPopulist parties are looking to make big gains in European Parliament elections. That could disrupt EU policy on issues from trade to migration.
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Viktor Orban’s U.S. Visit Could Bolster Europe’s PopulistsPresident Trump’s hosting of Prime Minister Viktor Orban will be viewed as a boost to populists and another blow to Europe’s strained political center.
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Populism Might Not Be EbbingIn early 2018, I wrote a short article for the Washington Post, arguing that the global populism wave would likely continue sweeping through countries that year—despite the fact that, at least in par…
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The Future of France: Growing Discontent and the Yellow Vests MovementIn late 2018, economic and political divides in France sparked the Yellow Vests movement. Panelists discuss how the movement differs from other populist politics in Europe, and what implications it may have for President Macron's agenda and the country's relations with the rest of Europe and the United States.
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Rodrigo Duterte: Fire and Fury in the Philippines: A ReviewIn the months before Brazil’s elections in October 2018, many experts both within and outside the country dismissed the possibility that Jair Bolsonaro, a former army captain and previously obscure f…