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Comments on the US election

Comments on the US election

With the imminent inauguration of Donald Trump as America’s 47th President, our writers reflect on the strengths and weaknesses that led to Kamala Harris losing the 2024 election
Germany’s Populists Take a New Turn: ‘Left Conservatism’

Germany’s Populists Take a New Turn: ‘Left Conservatism’

Populist Sahra Wagenknecht’s rise in recent months has made her a kingmaker in east Germany, castigated her former party, Die Linke, to terminal decline, and challenged some of the current coalition government’s core policies
The end of the Viktator?

The end of the Viktator?

Most likely just the beginning– Hungary is another example of European fascism on the rise.
Scotland’s Lions

Scotland’s Lions

After over a decade of mishandling Scotland, the Scottish National Party is inevitably losing their popular base, and it’s about time
A new Italy: Europe’s problem

A new Italy: Europe’s problem

Another domino has fallen… will it topple a united Europe?
Italy’s awakening

Italy’s awakening

Italy is populism’s next victim in Europe

The rise of the AfD proves that Germany isn’t immune from right-wing populism

Gemany is divided, and those divisions won’t heal unless the German political establishment engages with the concerns of AfD voters, argues Jake Dunn

MMG Opinion: The Rise of Populism

Why has populism become so prevalent in the Western world recently? Two of our opinion writers argue their viewpoints

A tale of two globalisations

Recent populist movements that have elected Donald Trump and led to Brexit display a need to expand our vocabulary when speaking of globalisation