This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde

Abstract. This book investigates why and how several contemporary populist radical right parties (PRRPs) in Western Europe adopt the supposedly outdated ma

Climate change is already linked to mass deportation – and the worst is still to come.

The resolution, which includes references to an independent Palestine, was passed by a vote of 13-0 with China and Russia abstaining The UN security council has endorsed proposals put forward by Donald Trump for a lasting peace in Gaza, including the deployment of an international stabilisation force and a possible path to a sovereign Palestinian state. The resolution, passed by a vote of 13-0 with abstentions by China and Russia, charted “a new course in the Middle East for Israelis and Palestinians and all the people of the region alike”, the US envoy to the UN, Mike Waltz, told the council chamber. Continue reading...

In a recent lecture, Supreme Court Justice Lord Briggs places renewed emphasis on the common law’s ability to protect human rights, and argues that we should not doubt its capaity to step in if the…

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The vote revealed the depth of Iraq’s political fatigue and the power of dependency politics.

The civil war is often described as an ethnic or tribal conflict. But it’s more complicated than that.

In the wake of the November 13, 2015 Paris terror attacks, the French government declared a nationwide state of emergency that gave the authorities sweeping powers to fight terrorism – at the expense of some civil liberties. Ten years later, some of these exceptional legal powers have now passed into everyday law and even greater surveillance measures have been introduced.

Many say UN climate summits are pointless. They’re wrong.

A recent conference marking the 75th anniversary anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights provided a sobering opportunity for reflection on possible trajectories of human rights prote…

In the wake of Tuesday’s off-year elections, Democrats scored major victories across the country—sweeping key governorships, winning the New York City mayorship, and passing a consequential redistrict...

The Trump administration is threatening military action in Nigeria, saying record numbers of Christians are being killed there.

Ukraine is in desperate need of manpower in its war with Russia, but does it have the right to conscript its citizens? What are the philosophical arguments for conscription and do they hold? This arti...

Enjoying this post? Then sign up to our newsletter and receive a weekly roundup of all our articles. Immigration has become the central issue in British politics. The public now rank it as the most im...

The mood music has been set – and it’s gloomy.

What is the relationship between government, parliament and the monarchy?

Maps have always both granted power and threatened it, depending on who controls the data, the scale and the narrative.

This report presents the third set of results and key findings of a comprehensive public opinion survey of 4,368 adults carried out by YouGov on behalf of Best for Britain between 5th - 10th September...

Will Trump’s meeting with Xi lower the temperature between China and the US?