John Foster

John Foster / 11 Sep 2026

Germans Against Liberal Democracy

Alternative für Deutschland Wins

Sunday's vote in Sachsen-Anhalt has handed Alternative für Deutschland the most comfortable job in politics: too powerful to ignore, too unencumbered to govern.(...)

Still clinging to Britain. Ulster Volunteer Force mural, East Belfast.

Politics

John Foster / 05 Sep 2026

The Long Road to Irish Reunification

Brown Says What Burnham Won’t

Will Ireland ever be reunited?(...)

Politics

John Foster / 14 Aug 2026

How Migration Became Meloni’s Undoing

Racism, Populism and the Politics of Blame

Giorgia Meloni's attempt to score political points at Pedro Sánchez’s expense has backfired spectacularly.(...)

"I am a woman, I am a mother, I am Italian, I am a Christian, and you can't take that away from me." Centro Storico, Torino.

Politics

John Foster / 07 Aug 2026

Far-Right Identity Politics

Why the Left Failed

Why do societies that remain wealthy, educated, and formally democratic struggle to produce citizens who believe in democracy?(...)

Politics

John Foster / 31 Jul 2026

Beyond the Border

German Liberalism in Crisis

Is ideology an autonomous force detached from social reality or a function of socioeconomic conditions?(...)

Zelenskyy and soldier. Armed Forces Day, December 2025.

Politics

John Foster / 24 Jul 2026

When War Never Ends

The Making of Ukraine’s Garrison State

Even if Ukraine wins the war with Russia, it could lose itself in the process.(...)

Politics

John Foster / 17 Jul 2026

Power Without Justification

Donald Trump Against the ICJ

The Trump Administration's war on the International Court of Justice has ramifications that extend far beyond The Hague. (...)

Kettled fascist ultras. Porta Nuova, Torino.

Politics

John Foster / 10 Jul 2026

The Armoured Self

Fascist Radicalisation Today

Rather than explain what fascism is, Klaus Theweleit’s book Male Fantasies asks a different question: what kind of person finds it compelling?(...)

Discredited liberal centrists. Palestinian solidarity march, London.

Politics

John Foster / 03 Jul 2026

Afraid of Their Own Voters

Why Liberal Parties Move Right

Why do liberal parties seem more alarmed by victories on their left flank than defeats by the right?(...)

Unequal relationship since 1945. Washington, April 2025.

Politics

John Foster / 26 Jun 2026

The Illusion of Equality

Italy and American Power

Donald Trump’s clash with Giorgia Meloni lays bare the growing fragility of the Atlantic alliance.(...)

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Germans Against Liberal Democracy

The Long Road to Irish Reunification

How Migration Became Meloni’s Undoing

Far-Right Identity Politics

Beyond the Border

When War Never Ends

Power Without Justification

The Armoured Self

Afraid of Their Own Voters

The Illusion of Equality

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