Two analysts agree that Donald Trump is aiming at authoritarian rule, but offer very different views on his prospects of success.
Category: Ideas
The fish rots from the head
A political scientist explodes the myth of an irresistible "populist wave".
2024 in review
There have been negatives among the positives, but this has nonetheless been a big year for democracy. A top 15 list of elections, with commentary.
Venezuela splits the left
Venezuela's embattled president finds he is lacking support from many leaders who might have been thought to be his natural allies.
Britain’s Tories confront Faragism
Fresh off a massive election loss, Britain's Conservative Party needs to make some decisions about its future.
“Populism” is not the word
Describing far-right parties and policies as "populist" is not just fuzzy and inaccurate, it carries real political dangers.
Decisions on the right
Centre-right, and for that matter far-right, parties across the democratic world are being faced with decisions that illustrate the dangers of pandering to the extremes.
2023 in review
A look back at the big elections of the year and an assessment of some of the political trends.
Death of a realist
Henry Kissinger departs, and we are left with the consequences of his crimes and of the doctrine that made them possible.
France, Zionism and antisemitism – again
Mass demonstrations in France against antisemitism find the far left rather than (as you might expect) the far right out of step.
The World is Not Enough 