The Year of Elections

Helmut K. Anheier considers what is driving support for extremist parties in the country’s eastern states.

Jorge Heine thinks the former US president's threats of mass deportations and sweeping tariffs must be taken seriously.

Debasish Roy Chowdhury rejects the widely held belief that the country has stepped “back from the brink” of authoritarian chauvinism.

Takatoshi Ito considers why the country’s prime minister is stepping down and who is likely to succeed him.

Stephen S. Roach suggests that Tim Walz’s nuanced views on China could influence the Democratic nominee’s foreign policy.

Jan-Werner Mueller explains how to defeat far-right, anti-democratic parties in the public square and at the ballot box.

Nancy Qian sees no good reason for allowing elected officials to cling to office well into old age.

Michael R. Strain urges the Democratic nominee to take a new approach to addressing the problems confronting the US economy.

Anders Åslund outlines a more robust strategy for the presumptive Democratic nominee to adopt.