Happy Little Country
The Dutch have never had it so good.
The Center Can Hold
At a time of political polarization and upheaval in the West, the Atlantic Sentinel believes the center can hold. It are not the fanatics on either side who get things done; it are reasonable people in the middle. Better to muddle through than to veer to extremes.
Democrats Are Closer to the Center Than Republicans
But they must still be wary of moving too far to the left.
Spanish Center-Right Rethinks Appeasement of Far Right
Cozying up to Vox did not have the desired effect.
Rutte Claims Center in Dutch Midterm Elections
The prime minister once flirted with the far right. Now he calls for compromise in the center.
Macron Doesn’t Need to Appease the Far Right
There is no point in watering down EU reforms. Euroskeptics will oppose them anyway.
Macron Fights His Way Back
Three months after the Yellow Vests, the French president has regained the initiative.
The Sources of Populist Rage — And What To Do About It
Reactionary populism is less a coherent policy platform than a cry for attention.
The Remarkable Thing About Europe Is Not That It Has Problems
It’s that it has been able to muddle through in spite of them.
Rumors of a Democratic Civil War Are (Probably) Exaggerated
When it comes to bread-and-butter issues, centrist and left-wing candidates actually have a lot in common.
Merkel Survives Yet Another Overhyped Crisis
The Bavarian right was probably never going to separate from Angela Merkel anyway.
Democrats Wisely Stay the Course
Democrats are not losing their minds in the age of Donald Trump.
Spanish Left Pays Price for Choosing Purists Over Pragmatists
The parties chose to keep their hands clean in opposition.
Mainstream Parties Win Dutch Elections, Catalans to Swear In President
Extremists lose in the Netherlands. The civil war in America’s Democratic Party is exaggerated.
Piñera Back, But Chileans Need Convincing
Chile is now more divided than at any time since 1990. Sebastián Piñera will have to walk a fine line.
Stirrings of Centrism in the United Kingdom
Voters in the middle feel both the Conservatives and Labour have become extreme.