A younger generation of autocrats have taken the reins. In Guinea, Mali and Burkina Faso, military leaders have all changed the rules to cling to power.Their toolkit includes repression, manipulation, populism and powerful friends https://t.co/twZYVksUZ0 ...

At home, Japan’s incoming prime minister is a divisive culture warrior. That might bring some conservative voters back to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s fold in the short term, but in the long term stoking populism is risky https://t.co/ojU9sSg5at ...

Political Commentary - Populism's popularity in democracies is noted [1] - The system allegedly changed democratic rules to exclude populists [1]

The EU is bracing for the possible return of populist billionaire Andrej Babis as Czech Prime Minister https://t.co/sadVJaUOxV ...

Right-wing populists have a new strategy to woo European voters frustrated with cash-strapped governments: Veer left. https://t.co/R1JCau34SG ...

Political Trends - The hard right is gaining popularity in Europe [1] Resources - Six books are recommended to understand the hard right movement, its beliefs, and its bugbears [1]

How will these protests that we're going to see today and what they represent shape the new prime minister. Lecornu's prospects of getting a deal done and getting a budget delivered. So as you say, it really is about it being a show of force.And the question is going to be, can the unions get a lot of people to turn out in the numbers if they're very big, say, you know, around a million that were people on the street, I mean, or people on the street plus strikes, strikers. That would probably be a pretty go ...

Socialism is emerging as the populist alternative on the left. Rising generations do not remember the Soviet Union. Indeed, like “MAGA” and unlike “Democrat”, the term “socialism” carries a subversive appeal https://t.co/bcmsydU1EU ...

MAGA’s bromance with Britain’s populist conservatives is fueled by a combustible mixture of love and hate, says @adwooldridge (via @opinion) https://t.co/REDFFcNi3R ...

Populism’s shadow already hangs over Europe’s economy. Many mainstream politicians are unwilling or unable to pursue reforms for fear that they will provide ammunition to their rivals https://t.co/zmILpAM939 ...