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July 10, 2025

Why we need to halt ‘hard right’ in its tracks

Tim Bale Far-right parties are doing well – so it’s important that we see them for what they are. Yet, in the UK, the label ‘hard right’ is catching on. Why is debateable. But, argues Tim Bale, it’s a misdescription which sanitises these parties. Scholars of the far right should therefore push back Read more
May 22, 2025

How Romania's far right turned myth into power

Vera Tika Nicușor Dan’s narrow victory over far-right challenger George Simion on 18 May averted the election of Romania's first openly illiberal president. Yet Simion still managed to attract 46.4% of the vote. Vera Tika reveals how ideas born under the Iron Guard, refined under Nicolae Ceaușescu’s national-communism, and weaponised by TikTok, now dominate Romanian politics — and are testing Europe’s eastern frontier of democracy Read more
March 6, 2025

🌈 Lies, damned lies, and the far right

Iris B. Segers Far-right politicians around the world have mastered the art of epistemic warfare, posing a serious threat to academic freedom. Iris B. Segers reflects on the challenges of feminist resistance to a bizarre political reality rife with lies Read more
March 4, 2025

The 2025 German election: far-right surge and coalition collapse

James F. Downes James F. Downes argues that the 2025 German election has upended decades of stability: the CDU’s rightward pivot and the AfD’s historic surge have left a fragmented parliament. With the SPD’s progressive coalition shattered, a shaky 'Grand Alliance' offers minimal respite. Germany’s turmoil threatens EU unity — and its own democratic foundations Read more
March 4, 2025

Elon Musk, Călin Georgescu and the Soros spectacle

Mimi Mihăilescu Elon Musk has endorsed Călin Georgescu as Romania's next president. But what happens when a tech billionaire and a far-right Romanian politician collide? A political firestorm. In a world where billionaires and populists are manipulating elections in the name of 'democracy', Mimi Mihăilescu shows how Musk has succeeded in weaponising Romania's sovereignty Read more
January 30, 2025

The cancelled elections and the mainstreaming of the far right in Romania

Ana Țăranu Hard-right ‘TikTok messiah’ Călin Georgescu was leading the Romanian presidential race when suspected Russian intervention prompted the Constitutional Court to annul the elections. Ana Țăranu analyses how the annulment feeds into the Romanian far right's polarising worldview Read more
November 11, 2024

Climate change denialism and the crisis of the centre in Spain

Camil Ungureanu We often link denialism and opposition to environmental issues to far-right parties, yet this is an oversimplification. Camil Ungureanu, Marc Sanjaume-Calvet and Balsa Lubarda argue that some centre-right parties, by downplaying ecological concerns and framing ecology as 'the new communism', paved the way for far-right climate denialism. Read more
October 9, 2024

Meme warfare in Romania: the manipulation of public consciousness

Mimi Mihăilescu Far-right Romanian presidential candidate George Simion is not just running a campaign, he’s waging a meme war. In today’s digital age, argues Mimi Mihăilescu, the way politicians communicate with the public has fundamentally shifted – and internet memes are emerging as powerful weapons for shaping public perception and discourse. Read more

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