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Jan-Werner Mueller

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Is Germany’s Firewall Collapsing?

Is Germany’s Firewall Collapsing?

PRINCETON—Germany’s far right has won again, capturing the largest share of the vote in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, as it...

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Why the Far Right’s War on Modern Architecture Matters

PRINCETON—Although the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has been surging in the polls for two years, it has been kept from power by other...

03.09.2026 90

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How Trump Is Reinvigorating Democracy

17.08.2026 80

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The Case for Banning Anti-Democratic Parties

BUDAPEST—One major lesson from the political catastrophes of the 20th century appears paradoxical: Democracies sometimes must pursue seemingly...

21.07.2026 100

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A Hungarian Playbook for Defeating Populists?

PRINCETON—Péter Magyar’s landslide victory in Hungary has triggered a global outpouring of commentary that sometimes reads like a trashy banner...

04.05.2026 100

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Who Lost America’s Universities?

PRINCETON—The public has lost trust in universities, and restoring it is an urgent task. That is the conclusion reached in a much-discussed new...

30.04.2026 150

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A New Type of Democratic Transition

10.04.2026 150

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The Vulnerability of Trump’s Personality Cult

PRINCETON – There is no precedent in American history for a president who papers his image across government department buildings; adorns the walls...

17.03.2026 100

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The High Cost of Trump’s Amateur Diplomats

13.01.2026 150

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The Autocrats’ War on Universities

04.12.2025 90

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How the Democrats Can “Win” the US Government Shutdown

06.10.2025 100

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Is violence policy in Donald Trump’s new America?

14.09.2025 100

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Violence As Policy in Trump’s America

12.09.2025 90

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Right-Wing Culture Warfare Comes to Germany

13.08.2025 80

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Trump is trying to build a far-right international alliance

28.07.2025 100

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Trump Is Trying to Build a Far-Right International

15.07.2025 70

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