Will Britain Get a New Right Party?
If the Conservative Party slumps to defeat in next year’s election, Britain could see the rise of a populist alternative.
John Lloyd
· 9 min read
Europe
A collection of 63 posts
The Threat of Decivilisation
During a recent dinner at the Élysée Palace, the French president was confronted with the possibility that France is slipping into murderous anarchy.
John Lloyd
· 9 min read
The New Right’s Political Insurgency
Liberals have been slow to understand the frustrations fuelling the rise of the New Right.
John Lloyd
· 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
· 6 min read
Ukraine’s Verdun
It is not just Western officials who worry that Zelensky’s determination to defend Bakhmut at all costs will cripple his army’s effectiveness.
Robert Zaretsky
· 5 min read
The Politics To Come
How will the rise of the New Right change Europe?
John Lloyd
· 12 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
· 7 min read
Honorable Men
Falcone, Borsellino, and the legacy of Italy’s long and bitter war on organized crime.
Maura Cremin
· 21 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
· 12 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
· 6 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
· 9 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 (in a speech that must have been prepared for weeks), “have chosen the national camp and change,” and
John Lloyd
· 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
· 7 min read
Macron Will Have to Do
A decent and competent Left might point out that France stands to gain exactly nothing from an “alliance” with Putin’s dictatorship proposed by the likes of Le Pen.
Brian Stewart
· 7 min read
The Curious Case of Hungary
Hungary rarely commands global attention. This time, however, will be different.
Joseph Paul Forgas
· 8 min read