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‘Trump voters see a class that talks equality while living privilege and exuding contempt’
How confidence in the benefits of free markets and free trade has been lost
A dynamic young pretender disrupts the long tradition of grand alliances
Freedom party eyes role in government after coalition’s collapse
China, Europe and US economy are in good shape, helping explain muted market reaction
Support for the single currency falls as political and economic troubles increase
The dismissal of FBI chief James Comey has fuelled calls for a special counsel to probe Russian links
Far-right populist Freedom party is leading in opinion polls
Alice Weidel says rightwing nationalist party is a ‘liberal-conservative’ force
Brussels to push US and China to back tougher anti-dumping rules and investment court
Centrist’s election victory was a relief to Brussels but the political extremes still threaten the establishment
Peter Kazimir says a wave of populist unrest in EU does not sour his outlook for growth
Schleswig-Holstein victory bodes well for chancellor in September national election
The crisis did not start in 2016 — and won’t be solved in 2017
Only by demonstrating its inability to govern can an extremist ideology be defeated
Politicians’ ability to turn manifestos into reality becomes a key question for markets
For all the sound and fury, the president is governing like a traditional Republican
The UK Independence party is struggling to find a new raison d'être
‘We liberals can be maddeningly smug (though less so since 2016). That in itself doesn’t invalidate liberal policies’
Populism prospers because many of the grievances it has tapped into are real
The question is whether politics will give the necessary support to long-term recovery
What we can learn from studying who voted for whom
The original core of the EU is hardening an internationalist stance
Tech groups escape voters’ ire perhaps because their job-disrupting sway is so subtle
