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A rising far right is reshaping Europe's political landscape

As the continent grapples with corroding democratic institutions and social cohesion, populism gains more traction

Khattar Abu Diab 27 November 2025
Gregori Saavedra

'Send them back!': why Europe’s populists are repackaging old ideas

A loss of trust in the traditional ruling parties, a backlash against multiculturalism and economic stagnation have seen far more Europeans willing to listen to right-wing solutions to their problems

Christopher Phillips 18 October 2025
Sara Gironi Carnevale

Marie Le Pen: The French populist sentenced for graft

A court found the National Rally leader guilty of embezzling EU funds and slapped her with a five-year ban on running for political office. But it's too early to write her political obituary just yet.

Con Coughlin 05 April 2025

Marie Le Pen banned from running in French presidential race

Fares Garabet 03 April 2025
Protesters hold up banners reading "Yes to Peace - No to NATO" (R) and "Wages up - armament down" as they attend an anti-war demonstration in Munich on February 15, 2025, on the sidelines of the 61st Munich Security Conference. Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP

Western liberalism is in retreat

With the most powerful Western country—and a historic advocate of liberalism—now governed by right-wing populists, liberals will spend the next few years fighting to stay relevant

Christopher Phillips 11 March 2025
Sara Padovan

Is Trump’s election a boost for Europe’s populists?

Many expect Trump's election will boost the populist cause in Europe, whether hopeful right-wingers or fearful leftists and centrists. Yet, the reality will likely be more nuanced.

Christopher Phillips 24 December 2024
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on October 9, 2024. FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP

Two stirring speeches and one anti-fascist song tell a story of a divided Europe

How a fiery speech by far-right Hungarian PM Victor Orbán at the European Parliament, followed by an unusually stirring speech by Ursula von der Leyen, inspired a group of MPs to break out into song

Bryn Haworth 21 October 2024
Migrants disembark from a lifeboat on the southeast coast of England after being picked up at sea while crossing the English Channel from France on August 16, 2023. HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP

Europe's leaders take notes on Meloni's tough migration stance

At a time when so many European leaders are facing intense political pressure to resolve the migrant crisis, the Italian PM's ability to reduce illegal migration by 60% has turned heads

Con Coughlin 29 September 2024
Police officers face protesters outside the Liver Building in Liverpool on August 3, 2024, during the 'Enough is Enough' demonstration held in reaction to the fatal stabbings in Southport on July 29. Peter Powell / AFP

How rising racism and divisive politics stoked a summer of social discontent in Europe

Knife attacks in Germany and widespread far-right violence in England mark a new style of threat, but the problem itself is old

Khattar Abu Diab 10 September 2024

The rise of the far right in Germany

Fares Garabet 05 September 2024
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Mojtaba Khamenei: Iran’s third Supreme Leader

12 March 2026

The appointment represents one of the most consequential political shifts in the Islamic Republic in more than three decades

Al Majalla - London
IRGC soldiers march during the annual military parade marking the anniversary of the outbreak of the devastating 1980-1988 war with Saddam Hussein's Iraq, in the capital Tehran on 22 September, 2018. AFP
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The US-Iran war could empower the IRGC

09 March 2026

When states are attacked, authority gravitates towards institutions capable of mobilising resources, enforcing discipline, and coordinating a military response

Alex Vatanka
Demonstrators wave Iranian national flags as they gather for a rally in support of the new Supreme Leader at Enghelab Square in central Tehran on 9 March 2026. AFP
Politics

Why regime change in Iran is unlikely

10 March 2026

There are few examples of successful US regime-change operations in history. And without permanent ground troop presence, these wins can easily be reversed.

Christopher Phillips
Tugboats help an oil tanker dock at Qingdao port in Shandong province, eastern China, on 4 August 2019. AFP
Business & Economy

The US-Iran war could consolidate China’s energy dominance

10 March 2026

Crises often reorder energy geopolitics in unexpected ways. This one may ultimately strengthen, rather than weaken, China's strategic position.

Jason Bordoff and Erica Downs
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian is greeted by Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi during the D-8 summit in Cairo, Egypt, on 19 December 2024. AFP
Politics

Egypt fears an unrestrained Israel if Iran collapses

06 March 2026

Cairo and Tehran have been at loggerheads since 1979, but the Iranian threat has always acted as a check on Israeli ambitions. If Iran is completely defeated, Israel will reign supreme.

Amr Emam

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