Will Europe’s populists dump Trump?

UnHerd
»The man who wants to kick off the fight against #rightwingpopulism: Slovenia’s Prime Minister #RobertGolob tells Politico that his #rightwing election rival #JanezJanša wants to break up the #EuropeanUnionhttps://www.politico.eu/article/europe-fightback-right-wing-populism-slovenia-hungary-election/?Populist.in #FactCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement
Populism is plain to see all around us

Letters: The characteristics include attachments to authoritarian regimes including the one based in the Kremlin, writes Kevin Lloyd; plus a letter from Peter Gray

The Guardian
Australia’s Future With Tony Abbott - Is populism simply democracy in action?

On this special ‘on the road’ episode, former Prime Minister and IPA Distinguished Fellow Tony Abbott and the IPA's Deputy Executive Director, Daniel Wild, discuss why it is short sighted for some to dismiss the rise of One Nation as simple "populism".

IPA
»Populism’s Self-Defeating Trap: Populist rhetoric is exceptionally effective for pursuing and gaining power, but it provides no program for the complexities of actual governance.« https://quillette.com/2026/02/17/populisms-self-defeating-trap-trump-europe-dostoevsky/?Populist.in #FactCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement
The Populist Trap: Why Trump's Chaos Was Inevitable

Populist rhetoric is exceptionally effective for pursuing and gaining power, but it provides no program for the complexities of actual governance.

Quillette
My guide to populist-proofing your democracy – before it’s too late

From public service broadcasting to an independent judiciary, these are the things that we must fight to keep, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash

The Guardian
Political Parties Have Disconnected From the Public

Across the democratic world, the postwar era’s dominant parties face a populist insurgency.

Süddeutsche Zeitung
»#Resilience of #Europe’s #populistright carries warning for US #Democrats: As Democrats bask in electoral success the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary offer a cautionary tale.« https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/10/rightwing-czech-republic-poland-hungary-democrats?Populist.in #FactCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement
Resilience of Europe’s populist right carries warning for US Democrats

As Democrats bask in electoral success the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary offer a cautionary tale

The Guardian
Opinion | Diplomacy in the age of populism is fast, fickle and unbound by the rules of old

Swift, informal deals can quickly defuse crises, but without a new rules-based order, global stability is being held hostage to chance.

South China Morning Post