Jan-Werner Müller, German political philosopher and historian of political ideas at Princeton, talks with TO BHMA on the rise of populism, the dangers of center-right parties imitating the far right, and how democratic politics can respond to today’s challenges
Athens is preparing to lodge a protest with Israel’s envoy after a video showed far-right Israel minister Itamar Ben-Gvir calling flotilla activists “terrorists,” following opposition condemnation of Israel’s actions
Sanctioned far-Right leader Bezalel Smotrich described Gaza as a lucrative land opportunity, claiming U.S. talks on future settlements are underway
Surge in immigration and weak economic growth spark voter backlash in France, the U.K. and Germany
In response to the US-Japan alignment, China and Russia launched their own joint exercise, Joint Sea 2025, near Vladivostok—just across the sea from Japan—highlighting the increasing polarization and militarization of the region
Twenty-eight individuals, including 13 minors, were brought before a prosecutor in Thessaloniki on Thursday, accused of being members of a violent far-right criminal organization that operated in Thessaloniki under the name “Nationalist Youth of Thessaloniki,” also known as “DEFEND SALONICA.”
Critics of French court ruling accuse judiciary of disenfranchising voters, while mainstream politicians praise upholding the rule of law
Far-right leaders rally in Madrid to 'Make Europe Great Again.
The Ethics Committee of Parliament has recommended suspending state funding for the Spartiates party.
For proponents of liberal democracy, the new year has not started on a hopeful note. I am not referring to the interventionist escapades of American media mogul Elon Musk or the imperial fantasies of the future U.S. President and his Turkish friend, Erdogan. Instead, it stems from developments in Austria, a core European country, where […]
Freedom Party won last election but with less than 50% of the votes, forcing it to find a coalition partner to form a government
While Germany’s democratic parties have refrained from finger-pointing, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) wasted no time blaming the government’s immigration policies
With a few tweets this week Elon Musk slammed the brakes on U.S. congress’s attempts to avert a government shutdown, and also threw his weight behind Germany’s far right political party.
The Greek police have ordered the closure of Korydallos and Maniatika stations, on the Athens metro line 3, due to a protest scheduled in the area at that time.
Worst rioting in over a decade appeared to ebb after strong police response and backlash from local communities
The normalization of the far right rise makes these parties more appealing to voters and its much more diverse that we might initially think
Anti-immigration parties are winning elections and surging in polls
Dutch right-wing firebrand has vowed to halt immigration to the Netherlands and call a referendum over country’s EU membership.
Greece works with Europol to prevent European Neo-Nazi groups from entering the country to join far-right gathering in Athens