With Donald Trump at the helm, a diverse far-right movement made up of libertarians, paleoconservatives and neo-reactionaries seeks to change the world by reversing the values of the Enlightenment. Several recently published books have examined this phenomenon
Kyiv faked the death of a Russian far-right activist fighting in its ranks against the Kremlin in order to expose several enemy agents
The German far right, leading in several polls, is coming in from the cold with the support of Washington’s new strategic document
The far right is threatening to stiffle state-owned media corporations or put them at its service if it comes to power
Progressive political forces are increasingly taking the message away from the far right, posting recent victories in New York, the Netherlands and Ireland
The leader of Spain’s leftist governing coalition is facing political and legal turmoil, but remains confident that ‘the truth’ will prevail and says he wants to run for re-election in 2027
Among voters of the mainstream conservative Popular Party (PP), more people believe the dictatorship was ‘good’ than ‘bad.’ And 61% of far-right Vox voters believe the democratic system is worse or much worse than Francoism ever was
The former partner of a conservative strategist in the US through whom she met Donald Trump, the 25-year-old gained visibility at the demonstration organized by Tommy Robinson. ‘It would be an honor to get involved in politics’
The far right is beginning to dispense with euphemisms when they want to rally their own people to instill fear in others
The anti-immigrant protests are targeting a generation of young people born in Spain who are now around 20 years old and have always been marginalized
The group was abruptly shut down at 8:36 p.m. on Monday for ‘inciting violence’ in the wake of an attack on an elderly man in the town of Torre Pacheco
The xenophobic episode in Spain is part of a broader pattern of reaction in the West that draws on a mixture of material and cultural discontent, spurred by the far right
An initiative by Hungarian and Polish think tanks has secured the support of Spain’s Vox and other populist forces for a detailed program to liquidate the European institutions
The prime minister apologized but has ruled out resigning or snap elections as he faces the biggest crisis of his tenure
While the opposition insists on keeping the power plants open beyond the scheduled timeline, the government closes ranks around renewables
Francis’ positions on immigration, history, the economy, and the environment, and his refusal to place the Church at the service of cultural wars, made him enemies on the right
The former GDR, a stronghold of the AfD, and Vienna, where the extremists won in September, avoided taking responsibility for Nazi crimes as West Germany did
After publicly supporting Germany’s hard-right AfD ahead of elections, the billionaire now wades into Spanish politics. Vox leader Santiago Abascal recently attended the CPAC ultraconservative gathering outside DC
Historians warn of the complexity of competing against social networks and the popularity of far-right YouTubers
Christian groups and think tanks are weaving together a network with nodes in Washington and Budapest. Meanwhile, Madrid is gaining importance as a bridge to far-right movements in Latin America
The neuroscientist studies how people fall into extremism and how the brain processes misinformation in polarized situations
Extremist groups are rushing out to Valencia in a very public display of assistance meant ‘only for Spaniards.’ They are banking on popular anger, hoping to attract new members as they push the idea of the proud nation rising up to help its fellow citizens in the face of government inaction
Television censors them, politicians try to avoid them, and comedians appropriate them, but swear words all depends on context
In several recent essays historians discuss the founding milestones of Spanish nationalism, the traditional banner of conservative politicians, around the struggle for Al-Andalus
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 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
The new post-election scenario makes European construction more complex. The pro-European parties must put aside their sectarian calculations and prioritize the common project instead
