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the far right

Confronting Britain’s far-right problem

Posted on 2nd October 2024 by International Socialism

There are moments when the flood tide of history threatens to overwhelm individuals and organisations, rendering them almost powerless.1 There are other moments, when, with sufficient clarity, a willingness to strike out in a new direction and a modicum of… Continue Reading →

Analysis Britain, Fascism, the far right

Javier Milei, the far right and resistance in Argentina

Posted on 11th April 2024 by International Socialism

On 10 December 2023, Javier Milei was inaugurated as the president of Argentina. He came to power on the back of a barnstorming campaign, sweeping aside the traditional parties and winning 56 percent of the vote in the second round… Continue Reading →

Analysis Argentina, Latin America, the far right

Great Replacement theory: from the fringes to the mainstream

Posted on 11th April 2024 by International Socialism

On 26 September 2023, Suella Braverman, at the time the British home secretary, delivered a speech to the American Enterprise Institute, a right-wing think tank based in the United States. Speaking from the podium in Washington DC, she took aim… Continue Reading →

Article conspiracy theories, migration, the far right

Fascism’s return to Italy? The meaning of the Fratelli d’Italia

Posted on 8th April 2023 by International Socialism

The victory of the Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy) in the Italian general election held in September 2022, where it emerged as the biggest party, poses sharp questions.1 The overall vote for the right-wing electoral coalition—composed of the Fratelli, Matteo… Continue Reading →

Article Fascism, Italy, the far right

Hindutva and the Sangh Parivar in Britain

Posted on 14th January 2023 by International Socialism

On 17 September 2022, there was an unexpected sectarian confrontation in the English city of Leicester.1 Several hundred young Hindu men, many masked, marched through streets primarily inhabited by Muslims and chanted slogans associated with the chauvinism of a ultra-right… Continue Reading →

Article hindutva, India, Modi, the far right

Gender: the far right’s new political battleground

Posted on 4th July 2022 by International Socialism

A review of Anti-Gender Politics in the Populist Moment, Agnieszka Graff and Elżbieta Korolczuk (Routledge, 2021), £120 The need to understand how and why the populist far right has been so successful has never been more urgent. The victories for… Continue Reading →

Uncategorised Fascism, the far right, transgender liberation, women's liberation

France: a country divided

Posted on 11th June 2022 by International Socialism

The results of the French presidential elections in April 2022 show a level of polarisation in France not seen since the 1930s. Fascist Marine Le Pen of the Rassemblement National (National Rally; NR) party, previously known as the Front National… Continue Reading →

Uncategorised Fascism, France, the far right

A race to the right: Éric Zemmour, Marine Le Pen and France’s presidential election

Posted on 2nd April 2022 by International Socialism

The war in Ukraine has reshaped the French presidential election, the first round of which is set to take place on 10 April. President Emmanuel Macron has used the opportunity to portray himself as a global statesman who can bring… Continue Reading →

Uncategorised Fascism, France, the far right

Polarisation, repression and resistance in Modi’s India

Posted on 13th July 2020 by International Socialism

The World Trade Organisation has stated that the Covid-19 pandemic could provoke the deepest economic downturn of our lifetime.1 As with any deep crisis, the effects will weigh heaviest on the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly in the Global South.… Continue Reading →

Article Fascism, India, Islamophobia, populism, the far right

The Christian right, the Republican Party and Donald Trump

Posted on 10th January 2020 by International Socialism

Donald Trump was elected to the United States presidency in 2016 by the votes of the Christian right. Some 81 percent of evangelical Christians, who made up a third of the total electorate, voted for him. Not only did a… Continue Reading →

Article Donald Trump, Religion, the far right, The United States, United States

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