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The New Right’s Political Insurgency

Liberals have been slow to understand the frustrations fuelling the rise of the New Right.

John Lloyd

27 May 2023 · 8 min read

The Battle of Sainte-Soline

The events at Sainte-Soline have received less attention from the international media than the pension-reform protests, but they are arguably more consequential.

Robert Zaretsky

12 Apr 2023 · 5 min read

Ukraine’s Verdun

Attritional trench warfare and the terrible logic of the sunk cost return to Europe.

Robert Zaretsky

17 Feb 2023 · 4 min read

The Politics To Come

How will the rise of the New Right change Europe?

John Lloyd

26 Nov 2022 · 11 min read

Prepare for Turbulence

Meloni remains bound into a loveless union with Europe, but she is unlikely to be a model prisoner.

John Lloyd

28 Sep 2022 · 7 min read

Honorable Men

Falcone, Borsellino, and the legacy of Italy’s long and bitter war on organized crime.

Maura Cremin

17 Jul 2022 · 20 min read

If Europe Wants Peace, It Must Prepare for More War

Deterrence needs to be strong enough that it stands on its own feet with or without out American support.

Stephan Jensen

15 Jul 2022 · 11 min read

America Must Not Abandon Europe

The United States retains the capacity to defend the liberal order on both sides of Eurasia.

Brian Stewart

14 Jul 2022 · 5 min read

Germany's Energy Catastrophe

If Russia permanently cuts off natural gas exports to Germany, it will likely send the country, the world’s fourth-largest economy, into a severe recession.

Lea Booth

14 Jul 2022 · 8 min read

A Fracture Revealed, Not Healed

As the scale of her defeat in the Presidential election was announced, Marine Le Pen, leader of the Rassemblement National (RN), was quick to gloss it. “Millions of our compatriots,” she declared [https://www.newsweek.com/le-pen-claims-victory-record-support-despite-loss-french-election-1700429] (in a speech that must have been prepared for weeks), “have chosen the

John Lloyd

26 Apr 2022 · 8 min read

The Dangers of Western Complacency

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has revived the Western alliance. After years of drift and self-doubt, the West has been reminded of its historic and institutional uniqueness by seeing the contrast between the atavistic revanchism of Vladimir Putin and the heroism of Ukraine’s defenders. Once again, our collective purpose

Fredrik Erixon and Dalibor Rohac

26 Apr 2022 · 6 min read

Macron Will Have to Do

As we approach the denouement of France’s two-stage presidential election, it becomes clear that the race has been a missed opportunity to consolidate opinion in France, and perhaps Europe, against the malevolent rule of Vladimir Putin. This may not greatly trouble the conscience of Emmanuel Macron, whose bid for

Brian Stewart

24 Apr 2022 · 7 min read

The Curious Case of Hungary

The rapid emergence [https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2016-10-17/populism-march] of anti-liberal political movements [https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/uploads/files/Event-Papers/Inglehart-and-Norris-Populism.pdf] in a number of countries over the last few years has taken many political scientists and psychologists by surprise. And the rejection of the liberal

Joseph Paul Forgas

16 Mar 2022 · 7 min read

The New Great Game

Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine will be remembered as one of the great crimes of the 21st century. The ensuing humanitarian crisis has already caused more than two million refugees [https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-number-of-refugees-reaches-2-million-un-says/a-61048556] to flee their homeland. With the imposition of sanctions, policymakers will have

Joel Kotkin and Hügo Krüger

9 Mar 2022 · 9 min read

Tocqueville and Ukraine: European Union, Freedom, and Responsibility

As Russia pushed into Ukraine, we learned that Germany was still preparing to ship 5,000 helmets [https://nypost.com/2022/02/25/germany-finally-sends-helmets-to-ukraine-after-putins-invasion/] to the besieged European country. The US, meanwhile, had already sent $2.5 billion in military aid [https://www.rand.org/blog/2022/01/us-military-aid-to-ukraine-a-silver-bullet.html]

Eric Clifford Graf

2 Mar 2022 · 8 min read