The claim of Carl Schmitt, the German political scientist, that in essence politics boils down to ‘who is my friend, who is my enemy’ enjoys growing acceptance in different quarters. Too often, in a supposed age of ideological politics, causes big and small have been capsized by personal enmities. Scottish Nationalism is just the latest […]
My new book exploring the causes of the deterioration of leadership in Europe over at least the last two generations has identified some alarming outcomes. But in Spain there has been an unexpected denouement. A mainstream party has embraced extremists on the left committed to raw socialism as well as prosecution of US-style culture wars. […]
There have been mounting warnings that Dutch political stability is fast becoming a thing of the past. Recent holders of government positions have lost the ability to balance individual and local freedoms and rights with the need for the state to manage the challenges faced by a densely-populated small country of 18 million people in […]