Populists make empty promises. They exploit people’s discontent, raise expectations but cannot deliver solutions. They claim to represent the “will...

2018 was a watershed year. The geopolitical table turned: The world changed from order to disorder. True, the ordered world...

When you watch a terrifying or heartbreaking documentary, are you moved to do something more than just "share" the news...

Article updated 17 February 2019:  protests are petering out, down to 45,500 in the 14th week since they began -...

The big news from the G20 meeting that just closed in Buenos Aires is the 90-day truce in the U.S.-China...

Trump is the face of populism in America and the midterms have shown that a Democratic “blue wave” could stop...

How will the future play out? Will Europe follow America’s example and sink into nationalist populism that will inevitably tear...

The midterms handed the House to the Democrats but not the Senate, despite receiving some 12 million votes more than...

Previous articles about why populism is dangerous have addressed the issue of austerity (here), the public health crisis (here),  the...

Populism is dangerous and has shown overtime an irresistible propensity for war. Public safety, health and the economy are at...

Populism is dangerous and puts public health and the economy at risk. But it is hard to resist. Populist politicians...

Populism is dangerous and puts public health and the economy at risk. But it is hard to resist. Populist politicians...