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Right-wing cooperation in the EU faces challenges

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EU

Polls suggest far-right groups may make significant gains in the EP elections, which could give the centre- and far-right a collective majority in the EP for the first time.

Trump values reshape US foreign human rights agenda

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UNITED STATES

The report is intended to guide future thinking on human rights in US foreign policy and to emphasise a global battle for values versus China and Russia. It also has a clear…

US human rights panel will have widespread impact

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UNITED STATES

Pompeo launched the commission on July 8, charging it with providing “fresh thinking” on human rights where concepts of rights have “departed from our nation’s founding principles…

Biden stresses human rights in foreign policy

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UNITED STATES

While the administration's response to these three situations has been muted, for both pragmatic and political reasons, Biden has taken steps to define his approach to a…

Spain’s far right will hold the balance of power

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SPAIN

Spain's far-right party.

Like Denmark, Sweden’s left moves right on immigration

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SWEDEN

The far-right Sweden Democrats' hardline stance on these issues once differentiated the party from the political mainstream. The ruling centre-left Social Democrats, like their…

The prospects for Italy’s right-wing parties are good

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ITALY

In the past, Silvio Berlusconi’s centre-right Forza Italia (FI) dominated right-wing governments. However, in recent years the far-right has become the leading conservative voice…

Biden's foreign policy has human rights emphasis

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UNITED STATES

Separately, his administration on February 11 announced a sanctions regime to pressure the Myanmar military to reverse the recent coup. It has also instigated a return to…

Next EU parliament will likely be more right-wing

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EU

EU-wide trends are overshadowing national political dynamics. Identity and Democracy (ID) and the European Conservative and Reformist (ECR) groups are benefiting from voter…

Left alliance should make Spain election closer

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SPAIN

The right-wing opposition People’s Party (PP) is in a strong position to win the election but will need the support of the far-right Vox to govern. The recently announced pact to…