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Alexander Dugin: Philosopher or Ideologue?

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“Dugin is the chief philosophical mastermind of an ideologically coherent alternative to Western political modernity. And like it or not, that is a remarkable accomplishment, from which even those who…
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Flashpoint: The Far Right’s Response to Pension Reform in France

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If one of French President Emmanuel Macron’s New Year’s resolutions was to avoid the strikes and protests that characterized his first term, he is off to a shaky start. 1.1…

Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud

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The internet is a strange place. In one of the latest causes célèbres, the artist formerly known as Kanye West has outed himself in spectacular fashion as an antisemite. Ye’s…
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Reflections on CPAC México: Five Battles of the International Far Right

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Right-wing activists and leaders from around the world descended on Mexico City on November 18 and 19 for CPAC México, the latest international edition of the conservative confab. CPAC México…
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The Golden Dawn Trials on Appeal

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It took more than five-and-a-half years and 497 court sessions to complete the largest trial in Modern Greek history against the neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn (GD).  The trial ended on October 22, 2020 with the…
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The Illiberal Right Moves Beyond Critique

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“Liberalism needs an enemy to maintain its sacramental dynamism. It can never rest in calm waters, basking in the day of victory; it is essential that at any given moment…
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Meloni’s Allies

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A new coalition had just come to power in Italy, forming what was widely labelled the most right-wing government since 1945.  Pinuccio Tatarella was one of two deputy prime ministers,…
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Maladapted Liberalism: A Review of Francis Fukuyama’s Liberalism and its Discontents

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Fukuyama, Francis. Liberalism and Its Discontents. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022. A lot has happened in the 30 years since The End of History and the Last…
Italian Far-Right Discourse in the 2022 Election Campaign

Italian Far-Right Discourse in the 2022 Election Campaign

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Italy is no stranger to far-right politics. The country endured two decades of fascist dictatorship before and during the Second World War and has witnessed the rise and fall of…
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Italy, Putin’s Russia, and Ukraine

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On September 25, the so-called center-right coalition—made up of Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy, a radical right-wing party from the world of post-fascism that now presents itself as conservative and…
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What the Italian Election Results Mean for Europe and Trans-Atlantic Relations

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With a historically low turnout (63.9%), Italians have chosen the far-right party Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d’Italia) led by Giorgia Meloni to guide them for the next five years. Its…
What is at stake in Brazils upcoming election

What’s at Stake in Brazil’s Upcoming Election?

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This article, belonging to the Observatory of Populism, is part of Institut Montaigne’s new partnership with the Illiberalism Studies Program at George Washington University, which will extensively cover populist voices, whether in…
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Playing into Their Hands: Big Tech, Russia, and Conflicting Interests

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In early March, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, announced that it would suspend its hate speech policy regarding Russia and Russian soldiers, as well as against…
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Unpacking Anger in Spanish Far-Right Discourse: An Analysis of Vox’s Tweets

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“You’re a bunch of scoundrels. You brought people out on the streets on March 8th knowing it would be a massacre and for months you said masks were useless.” In…
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Antisemitism, Zelenskyy, and the Far Right

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Memes have been part of internet culture virtually since its conception, and have, one way or the other, always reflected events of the material world. From the election of Donald…

Why the Spanish Far Right Wants to Re-Centralize the State

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Disruption. Chaos. Destruction. Such apocalyptic language is common among European far-right parties, which strategically employ emotionally-resonant discourse to animate supporters and attack enemies. Yet, while the far right typically reserves…