Jordan Stancil

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Jordan Stancil is a former US diplomat writing about European affairs.

Germany Struggles to Respond to Racist Mass Murder

Germany Struggles to Respond to Racist Mass Murder Germany Struggles to Respond to Racist Mass Murder

Is it any wonder, when radical right ideas are no longer confined to the margins, but have become normalized?

Feb 21, 2020 / Jordan Stancil

The Neo-Nazi Murder Haunting Germany

The Neo-Nazi Murder Haunting Germany The Neo-Nazi Murder Haunting Germany

The assassination of a local politician is waking up the country to the threat of the radical right.

Sep 16, 2019 / Feature / Jordan Stancil

Heinz-Christian Strache

At Long Last, Scandal Forces the Resignation of Austria’s Neo-Nazi Vice Chancellor At Long Last, Scandal Forces the Resignation of Austria’s Neo-Nazi Vice Chancellor

But it’s no time for celebration—the left is weak, and the cynical center-right chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, may be strengthened by his coalition partner’s disgrace.

May 21, 2019 / Jordan Stancil

Austrian Freedom Party campaign posters

Austria’s Far-Right Government Wants to Hobble Critical Media Austria’s Far-Right Government Wants to Hobble Critical Media

The Freedom Party attacks Muslims and cozies up to the extremist Identitarian movement. No wonder it sees independent journalism as a nuisance to be silenced.

May 3, 2019 / Jordan Stancil

Hungary Slave Law Protests

Hungary’s ‘Slave Law’ Has Sparked Nationwide Protests Hungary’s ‘Slave Law’ Has Sparked Nationwide Protests

New legislation allows businesses to impose a massive amount of overtime on workers—and citizens are furious.

Dec 21, 2018 / Jordan Stancil

Kramp Karrenbauer and Merz

Are Germany’s Christian Democrats Headed for a Rupture? Are Germany’s Christian Democrats Headed for a Rupture?

In a time of growing inequality, the free-market fundamentalists almost won the fight to succeed Angela Merkel as party leader—and they’re not going away.

Dec 18, 2018 / Jordan Stancil

Germany Far Right Rally

Rioting in Germany Exposes the Growing Power of the Far Right Rioting in Germany Exposes the Growing Power of the Far Right

There is now a spirit of mutual accommodation among neo-Nazis, parts of mainstream political parties, and the police.

Sep 7, 2018 / Jordan Stancil

SDP protest Germany

Can Germany’s Social Democrats Get Their Groove Back? Can Germany’s Social Democrats Get Their Groove Back?

The turn to neoliberalism demoralized the party—and helped fuel the rise of the extreme right.

Feb 9, 2018 / Jordan Stancil

Sebastian Kurz and Heinz-Christian Strache

The Far Right Is Now in Power in Austria The Far Right Is Now in Power in Austria

The new governing coalition includes the Freedom Party, which has deep roots in the country’s Nazi past.

Dec 29, 2017 / Jordan Stancil

On WikiLeaks and Government Secrecy On WikiLeaks and Government Secrecy

Reflecting on the controversy over the publication of classified cables, a former Foreign Service officer calls for a more open diplomacy.

Dec 3, 2010 / Jordan Stancil

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