Interviews
Professor Hett: Trump Is Vastly Less Astute and Less Ruthless Than Hitler
Professor Benjamin Carter Hett, a leading historian of Nazi Germany at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNY, joins ECPS...
Professor Pascha: Western Democracies Should Learn from Japan’s Long-Term Politics
In this interview with the ECPS, Professor Werner Pascha—Emeritus Professor of East Asian Economic Studies—examines Japan’s evolving political economy amid...
Dr. Lopes: Ventura Mobilized ‘Latent Populists,’ but Authoritarian Appeals in Portugal Have Limits
André Ventura’s qualification for the presidential runoff marks a critical moment in Portuguese politics, long viewed as resistant to far-right...
Prof. Costa Pinto: If Victorious, Ventura Would Pursue Orbán-Style Authoritarianism in Portugal
In this in-depth ECPS interview, Professor António Costa Pinto—one of Europe’s leading scholars of authoritarianism—offers a historically grounded analysis of...
Professor Treisman: Trump’s Push for Executive Aggrandizement Puts Democratic Resilience to the Test
In this ECPS interview, Professor Daniel Treisman examines how Trump’s political style intersects with the logic of informational autocracy and...
Prof. Klingebiel: Trump’s US Is Actively Undermining Multilateralism—So We Should Push for a ‘Global Order Minus One’
In this ECPS interview, Professor Stephan Klingebiel argues that Trump-era populism signals a durable shift in global governance rather than...
Prof. Rodríguez: Venezuela Is No Longer About Venezuela, It’s About Demonstrating Power
Giving an interview to the ECPS, Professor Francisco Rodríguez argues that today “Venezuela is no longer about Venezuela; it is...
Dr. Kamran Matin: Iran Regime Has Ruled by Coercion, Not Consent
Iran is entering a critical juncture as renewed protests expose both the fragility and the resilience of the Islamic Republic....
Dr. Bianchi: Illiberal Actors No Longer Need to Pretend They Are Liberal
In this wide-ranging interview with the ECPS, Dr. Matías Bianchi offers a powerful diagnosis of contemporary illiberalism. Moving beyond regime-centric...
Dr. Butler on Trump’s European Strategy: Non-Intervention Can Itself Become a Form of Intervention
In this interview with the ECPS, Dr. Robert Butler, Senior Lecturer at the University of Lorraine, examines how far-right actors...
Prof. Bale: Nigel Farage Is a Marmite Politician — Loved by His Base, Toxic to Many Others
In this in-depth interview for ECPS, Professor Tim Bale offers a sharp assessment of Reform UK’s rise and Nigel Farage’s...
Prof. Wright: The Most Troubling Aspect of Trump 2.0 Is the Personalization of the Security Forces
In an interview with the ECPS, Professor Joseph Wright (Penn State University) warns that the most alarming development of “Trump...