Look Up, Not Across: How Elites Weaponize Migration as a Distraction from Class Inequality
In this commentary, Bernard Allan V. Garcia argues that contemporary populism strategically reframes migration not simply as a policy issue...
The Polish Exception: Religiosity and Political Right
In this commentary, Dr. Kamil Joński examines why Poland remains an exceptional case in contemporary Europe, where high levels of...
When the Global South Says ‘No’: Waste Sovereignty and the New Geography of Environmental Security
In this commentary, Dr. Oludele Solaja argues that waste is no longer merely an environmental management problem but an emerging...
Brazil’s 2026 Election: How Culture Wars Reproduce Social Division
Brazil's 2026 presidential election is widely portrayed as another contest between left and right. In this commentary, Dr. João Ferreira...
India’s Gen Z Cockroach Protests: Youth Mobilization, Democratic Dissent, and the Limits of Modi’s Populism
Dr. Amir Ali examines the emergence of India's Cockroach Janata Party protests as the country's first distinctive Gen Z protest...
From Conspiracy Theory to State Policy: Trump, MAGA, and the Specter of ‘Cultural Marxism’
US President Donald Trump's intervention in the Smithsonian Institution signals a new phase in America's culture wars. In this insightful...
From Wealth Concentration to Anti-Immigrant Populism: The Strategic Alliance Between Super-Rich and the Far Right
Why do some of the world's wealthiest individuals openly support populist radical right and far-right movements whose central political message...
Burnham, Post-Neoliberalism, and the Rematerialization of the Left
Dr. João Ferreira Dias argues that the contemporary center-left may be entering a decisive post-neoliberal phase by re-centering politics on...
Why Environmental Displacement Is the Next Frontier in Populist Politics
As climate change increasingly reshapes patterns of human mobility, it is also transforming the political foundations of democratic citizenship. In...
The Game They Cannot Win: Nativist Populism, Agenda-Setting, and the Weaponization of Football
As Morocco and the Netherlands prepare to meet in the FIFA World Cup Round of 32 on June 30, 2026,...
Why Starmer Could Not Outflank Reform UK: Immigration, Culture Wars and the Collapse of Labour’s Anti-Populist Strategy
Why did Keir Starmer fail to neutralize Reform UK despite commanding a large parliamentary majority? In this incisive commentary, Dr....
Decolonizing Climate Governance: Why Indigenous Knowledge Remains on the Margins of Global Climate Action
As climate change intensifies, global climate governance increasingly acknowledges the value of Indigenous knowledge while continuing to marginalize Indigenous peoples...