George Brandis told the Senate that classical liberal values were under ‘greater challenge than at any time in my memory’.
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More than 70-years after World War II, is Auschwitz still relevant to children today?
The movement against globalisation has shifted from developing to developed countries.
How does UKIP keep itself relevant after Brexit?
As Canadians, we shouldn’t blame U.S. President Donald Trump for the rise of hatred here. He may have emboldened the so-called alt-right in Canada, but it was flourishing long before his election.
It’s not just the US which is seeing a rise in support for neo-Nazi organisations and right-wing politics. In Scandinavia it’s infiltrating the mainstream.
We may think of current reactionary politics as radical and new, but unchecked mercantilism has always elicited a fierce backlash from both left and right. Here’s what history tells us about today.
Macron’s win showed France is internationalist, outward looking, pro-EU and free market-oriented; Le Pen’s rise revealed that it’s also nationalist, protectionist, anti-EU and suspicious of outsiders.
Trump’s encouragement of Duterte suggests that US pressure on regimes around the world to uphold civil liberties may have become a thing of the past.
A flurry of policy reversals in recent weeks suggests Trump has changed his tune from his populist campaign promises. Has he?
Politicians like Marine Le Pen are seeking to change the meaning of the very words we use for political gain.
Once again, Nigel Farage and his conservative allies are rushing to the defence of ‘British values’. Needlessly, as it turns out.
The upsetters have achieved their founding ambition, now they need to work out what to do next.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte saw off the populists, but his smaller coalition partner has been hammered.
EU leaders will breathe a sigh of relief after the centre-right saw off the populist threat.
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