A centrist politics of hope infused with empathy and pragmatism would represent a dramatic break from the current direction of global politics. It is our best alternative to the politics of fear and alienation being peddled by contemporary populists.
LONDON – Confronted with populists of the right and left in a year when countries accounting for roughly half the global population will hold elections, centrist politicians are very much on the defensive. Can they mount a comeback? Can centrism offer coherent answers to the variety and complexity of challenges around the world? Is there a brand of political centrism that works in Latin America and North America, in Europe and Asia, and in Africa and in Australia?
LONDON – Confronted with populists of the right and left in a year when countries accounting for roughly half the global population will hold elections, centrist politicians are very much on the defensive. Can they mount a comeback? Can centrism offer coherent answers to the variety and complexity of challenges around the world? Is there a brand of political centrism that works in Latin America and North America, in Europe and Asia, and in Africa and in Australia?