Femonationalism in Europe: How the far right disguises xenophobia as freedom
The strategy of instrumentalizing the fight for women’s equality to promote xenophobic policies is spreading in countries such as France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain
Sweden, Finland and Portugal: The three defeats of the far right in the European elections
Sweden Democrats, the Finns Party and Chega performed poorly at the June 9 vote, despite extremist groups making huge gains across the rest of the continent
Geert Wilders says he doesn’t have support of likely coalition partners to become Dutch premier
Wilders’ decision to put aside his leadership ambitions appears to be the breakthrough after two days of behind-closed-doors negotiations
The Netherlands is having trouble forming a new far-right government. Here’s why
Potential coalition partners were wary of the Netherlands’ Party for Freedom’s leader Geert Wilders’ more extreme anti-Islam plans, that included a ban on mosques, Islamic schools and the Quran
2023, the year of the anti-immigration offensive
In the last twelve months, we have witnessed the political and regulatory tightening of the worst impulses against migrants around the world. It will be difficult for us to reverse this drift
Right-wing politics and crazy hair: When a haircut becomes a political manifesto
Trump, Milei, Geert Wilders, and Boris Johnson have ultra-conservative tendencies and outlandish hairstyles in common. Is it a coincidence?
There’s no extremist wave hitting democracies: it’s a steady undercurrent
The electoral victories of Geert Wilders in the Netherlands and Javier Milei in Argentina are the latest episodes in a phenomenon that started with Trump and reflects lasting social changes
The Netherlands’ longtime ruling party says it won’t join a new government following far-right’s win
The Netherlands’ Party for Freedom’s leader, Geert Wilders, will likely have to convince potential coalition partners that he would tone down some of his anti-Islam policies
Europe’s far-right populists buoyed by Wilders’ win in Netherlands, hoping the best is yet to come
Geert Wilders provided a major boost to Europe’s far-right populists with his election win in the Netherlands. Suddenly on Thursday they felt there was hope in the air again. Especially with a European Parliament election coming up in June