Right-Wing Think Tanks Are Building a New Hegemony — Europe’s Progressives Must Fight Back
US plans to bankroll MAGA-aligned think tanks in Europe demand a forceful counterhegemonic response from democratic forces.
The Far Right Is Winning In Austria—Even In Opposition
Austria’s government cuts welfare whilst hardening on immigration—a losing strategy that strengthens the far right.
Austria’s Conservatives Trapped: Coalition or Collapse?
The ÖVP’s’ coalition gamble failed, leaving Austrian politics adrift.
Austria’s Far-Right Revival: How the ÖVP’s U-Turn is Paving the Way for Radical Leadership
The Austrian far-right FPÖ’s likely return to government raises concerns about the erosion of liberal democracy.
Far-Right wins in Austria and Germany: what mainstream parties keep getting wrong
Cas Mudde and Gabriela Greilinger
Recent far-right victories in Europe reveal the dangerous effects of mainstreaming extremist views and the urgent need for a new political strategy.
Twenty-four points for social democracy
Anchored in classical social-democratic politics, the SPÖ’s vision for Austria offers signposts for the European political family.
When ‘never again’ becomes ‘again and again’
The dalliance of the German AfD with neo-Nazis is echoed by the brazenness of the far right in Austria.
Normalising the far right: a warning from Austria
Facing the threat from right-wing populism at June’s Euro-elections, Austria offers lessons for progressives.
Orbán, ethnonationalism and xenophobia
Rejection of the EU’s latest plan for a co-ordinated approach to people movement stems from Orbán’s redefinition of Hungary.
New SPÖ leader: can he stem the far-right surge?
After months of strife among Austria’s social democrats—and an election screw-up—they have a new leader.
Exploiting every crisis: why the FPÖ is topping the polls
At the heart of the scandal that broke the right-wing coalition government in 2019, the Freedom Party is now riding high.