Security at What Cost? Punitive Populism and Democratic Trade-offs in Ecuador
In this commentary, Emilio Hernández examines Ecuador’s recent security crisis through the lens of punitive populism, offering a nuanced account...
Prof. Berman: Democratic Backsliding Is Neither Sudden nor Surprising
In an interview with the ECPS, Sheri Berman challenges dominant crisis narratives by arguing that democratic backsliding is “neither unexpected...
Assoc. Prof. Antal: Orbán’s Election Project Seeks Public Backing for Dictatorial Turn, Not Democratic Legitimacy
As Hungary approaches the April 12 elections, Viktor Orbán’s long-standing rule faces a critical test shaped by both domestic discontent...
Assoc. Prof. Csehi: Hungary’s Election to Test the Resilience and Limits of Populist Rule in Europe
Assoc. Prof. Robert Csehi argues that Hungary’s April 12 election represents a critical test of whether entrenched populist rule can...
Dr. Carothers: When Institutions Fail, Protest Becomes the Last Line of Democratic Defense
In this interview with ECPS, Dr. Thomas Carothers offers a nuanced reassessment of contemporary democratic backsliding, challenging dominant explanations that...
Dr. Arian: Neither Foreign Powers nor Clerical Elites Represent the Iranian People
In this interview with the ECPS, Dr. Amir Ahmadi Arian offers a penetrating account of Iran at a moment of...
Prof. Bjarnegård: Gender Will Become a Central Fault Line Between Liberal Democracy and Authoritarian Populism
In this ECPS interview, Professor Elin Bjarnegård (Uppsala University) argues that gender is no longer a side issue but “a...
Prof. Sundar: Almost Every Institution in India Has Been Subverted to Advance a Supremacist Agenda
In this interview with the ECPS, Professor Nandini Sundar (Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University) delivers a stark assessment of...
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...
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...
From Farce to Tragedy: The First Year of Trump’s Second Term and the Unmaking of America
In “From Farce to Tragedy,” the author traces the first year of Donald Trump’s second term as a turning point...
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....