Culture, Power, Geopolitics: How All Three Explain Us
Geert Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory helps us understand why states behave the way they do.
Culture War
The culture war in Europe and North America pits cosmopolitan, college-educated, urban voters with liberal views against inward-looking, often lower-information voters in small towns and the countryside who resist change.
Faymann’s Resignation May Not Help Social Democrats
Austria’s Social Democrats have the same problem as center-left parties elsewhere in Europe.
Europe’s Social Democrats Can Learn from Canada
Canada’s Liberals have aligned themselves with the socially liberal middle class and won.
England’s Challenge Is Bridging Blue-Red Divide
There are two visions of England. Leaders must bridge the gap between them.
Referendum Reveals Blue-Red Divide in Netherlands
Cities and university towns support the treaty with Ukraine. The rest of the country does not.
EU Referendum Divides Britain Along Blue-Red Lines
Europe’s culture war will manifest itself in Britain’s EU referendum campaign.
Tone-Deaf German Leaders Risk Immigration Backlash
It is not the far right but tone-deaf centrists who could radicalize German voters.
What Trump Represents Is Neither New Nor Unique
Nationalism and political incorrectness are the hallmarks of populists on both sides of the Atlantic.
Leaders Must Take Arguments Against Immigration Seriously
Immigration from especially Muslim countries will make Europe less homogenous and less liberal.
Migrant Crisis Exacerbates European Culture War
Leaders won’t contain xenophobia by admitting more immigrants than their voters are ready for.
Denmark’s Election Result Reflects European Trend
Parties that are pro- or anti-globalization draw voters away from the political center.
Angry White Men Are Not Going to Win in 2016
Republicans need to stop being fanatical about principles many Americans actually share.
Obama’s “War on Coal” Is Final Straw for Appalachia Democrats
Appalachian Mountain voters were never liberal. Now they’ve definitively switched to Republicans.
Europe’s Nationalists Channel Resentment in Culture War
Elections reveal a deep divide between an internationalist and a patriotic Europe.
New Elections Won’t Mend Ukraine’s Cultural Divide
Another election may calm the situation, but it is unlikely to resolve the conflict between Ukraine’s east and west.