Can Europe Resist the Radical Right?

Ahead of June’s European Parliament elections, radical right parties are gaining ground across the continent.

Rosa Balfour, director of Carnegie Europe, and Stefan Lehne, senior fellow at Carnegie Europe, unpack the causes of this trend and reflect on how it could shape the EU’s political future.

Carnegie Europe is grateful to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland for their support of this work.

[00:00:00] Intro, [00:01:28] Why the Rise of the Radical Right Matters, [00:11:18] Why the Radical Right Is on the Rise, [00:19:46] How the Radical Right Can Be Contained.

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