Top news of the week: 31.01.2023.
Andrej Babis’s Scorched-Earth Bid for the Czech Presidency
The populist former prime minister has tried to blow up the second round of voting in a race he’s almost certain to lose.
Opinion Biden’s devious plan to break the MAGA fever just might work
How massive federal spending in Trump country could blunt the populist backlash.
The Dueling Nuclear Nightmares Behind the South Korean President’s Alarming Comments
Yoon Suk-yeol’s call to develop nuclear weapons is fundamentally a call for South Korea to know it can protect itself in a changing security environment.
A white, gay, Zulu-speaking mayor is shaking up South African politics
Chris Pappas is an unlikely but effective trailblazer
More journalists killed in Latin America and Caribbean than Ukraine in 2022
Committee to Protect Journalist reports region accounted for almost half of the 67 deaths worldwide
When Fascism Became Populist: Images, Illusions, and Narratives of Mussolini's Regime
Far-right populists are frequently referred to as 'Fascist' in politics today. But was Italian Fascism originally populist?
The Conservative Party After Brexit: Turmoil and Transformation
The Conservative Party can lay convincing claim to being the worlds most successful political party, not least because it is also one of the most adaptable, often appearing to do and say ...
GOP gives the Freedom Caucus the keys to the car
The Freedom Caucus is a small portion of the House GOP. But thanks to newly announced committee assignments and spots on key panels, it will be the face of the party.