Philipp Noetges
Philipp Noetges argues that Sachsen-Anhalt's record vote for the far-right AfD party is less about German exceptionalism than a widening gap between what policy now requires and what any electorate can realistically evaluate: a gap populism exploits faster than evidence-based politics can close On 6 September 2026, Sachsen-Anhalt handed Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) its strongest […] Read more
Jack Wippell
Increased cooperation between a subset of far-right street-gangs – Active Clubs – has largely passed under the radar. Jack Wippell argues this constitutes a ‘new’ threat, and draws from research on extremist organisations to explore what might follow. He highlights several limitations in what we know, and calls for immediate collaboration between researchers and practitioners Read more
The Loop
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