A messier political landscape has lent leverage to the extremes, leaving a hard-right party with a chance to share power for the first time since Franco.
Tag: Nationalism (Theory and Philosophy)
Theme Park’s Selective History Appeals to a New Spanish Nationalism
Puy du Fou España has drawn visitors with spectacular shows about Spanish history. But part of its success lies in what goes unsaid.
Winnie Ewing, Who Transformed Scottish Politics, Dies at 93
Her charismatic nationalism made independence from Britain a mainstream idea. She championed that idea for her many decades in office.
Will Erdogan’s Victory Soften Turkey’s Opposition to Sweden in NATO?
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, re-elected as Turkey’s president, is expected to toughen up at home but seek better ties with Washington and ratify Swedish membership of the military alliance.
How Erdogan Reoriented Turkish Culture to Maintain His Power
Turkey’s president has made a spectacle of the Ottoman past, using monuments and TV shows to rally his voters. His cultural opponents have faced censorship, or jail.
Pope Returns to Hungary, to Delight of Viktor Orban
Francis wants to “re-embrace” Hungarian Christians, but some worry that the visit gives political cover to the country’s leader, who is on the opposite side of nearly every issue important to the pontiff.
Killing of Atiq Ahmed in India Renews Alarm About Extrajudicial Violence
The victim was a former politician, a notorious criminal and a Muslim. Afterward, two government officials described the killing as akin to divine justice.
Killing on Live TV Renews Alarm About India’s Slide Toward Extrajudicial Violence
The victim was a former politician, a notorious criminal and a Muslim. Afterward, two government officials described the killing as akin to divine justice.
World Economic Forum in Davos Confronts a New Order
The Covid-19 pandemic, invasion of Ukraine, trend toward autocracy and economic inequalities challenge the World Economic Forum’s relevance.
A Balkan Leader Gets the Hollywood Treatment, Starring Kevin Spacey
A director cast the beleaguered actor as Franjo Tudjman, the late Croatian leader, whom some call a patriot and others revile as an ethnonationalist zealot.