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POPULISM

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 24, 2018
Ex-Trump aide Steve Bannon sets up populist group to paralyze EU
Former Donald Trump political strategist Steve Bannon and a top associate have created a Brussels-based political organization intended to undermine, and ultimately paralyze, the European Union, Bannon and the associate told Reuters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2018
How can we retain the benefits of globalization?
Policies aimed at reaping the benefits of openness may not be politically expedient today, but would reap benefits tomorrow.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 30, 2018
Pakistan's Imran Khan woos poor, vows radical change in populist poll pitch
Pakistani opposition figure Imran Khan on Sunday vowed to sweep to power in upcoming elections, promising radical change for the poor at a campaign kick-off rally in the city of Lahore that has long been the power base of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 6, 2018
Italy migrants fear future after populists surge in election
Ibrahim, a 35-year-old Moroccan who hawks bracelets weaved out of multi-colored fabric in front of Milan's cathedral, teared up when he spoke of the family he left behind who rely on the money he sends home.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 22, 2018
Why is Japan populist-free?
Japan's middle-class mentality helps keep the dangerous populist politics roiling other countries at bay.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2017
The EU's crisis starts at home
A deep divide within EU states poses the biggest threat to the European project.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2017
Accepting Europe's anti-immigration parties
Europe's populist parties are deeply flawed, but their nativist outlook will become increasingly mainstream
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2017
Putting democracy's troubles in context
History shows us that democracy has survived crises far greater than the present moment.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 31, 2017
Why economic growth is no longer enough
Gains in capital productivity are not being translated into higher median incomes — a breach of the social contract on which liberal economies rest.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2017
People power: The new version
No government, no administration, no political party can afford to neglect these new forces to which the digital age has given birth.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2017
Europe's populist revolt: A close-up
Can the rise of populism in Europe be contained?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 20, 2017
Koike versus Abe in the populist politics stakes
Even if Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike creates a new political party, it's inconceivable that it will become a major player in national politics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2017
Populism sapping the strength of mainstream parties
A paradigm shift is taking place in the political landscape of major industrialized countries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2017
Macron and the post-revolutionary idea
The key to political novice Emmanuel Macron's success is found far from France — and four decades removed from the present.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2017
How populists win when they lose
The choices made by established conservative elites, as much as the challenges posed by insurgent outsiders, determine the fate of democracy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 21, 2017
Goodbye globalism, hello mercantilism?
It appears all but certain that the age of globalization, which lasted for a quarter century, will come to an end.
COMMENTARY / World
May 16, 2017
Trump voters' message: we exist
Donald Trump hasn't lifted a finger to help Rust Belters as president, but he did far more than the Democratic Party's elites during the election when he acknowledged their existence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 16, 2017
Threats to liberal democracy
Benjamin Franklin's declaration 'the price of liberty is eternal vigilance' matters now more than ever in the age of Donald Trump.
COMMENTARY / World
May 9, 2017
The personality cult lives on
Despite the horrific legacies of the 20th century's ruthless and criminal despots, the cult of personality shows no signs of decline.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2017
Has France really rejected populism?
It is too early for those celebrating the triumph of liberal democracy in France to declare victory.

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