The US November elections and their consequential outcome are looming in the horizon. Americans will make a choice between two opposing directions. Will the US choose or avoid plutocracy? Our Visiting Fellow Soli Özel explains why we are witnessing an election season like no other. 

A clean side parting, a dazed look, lack of charisma - might Keir Starmer be the next British Prime Minister? As Boris Johnon’s populism is starting to show, Senior Reporter Marion Van Renterghem wittily explains why we might be hearing more and more about ‘Starmerism’.

The European Commission opened a public consultation for civil society on the Digital Services Act, which Institut Montaigne responded to. As the consultation closes today, Head of our Digital Program, Théophile Lenoir explains what the DSA is, and why it affects all of us.

Tensions have escalated between Greece and Turkey over natural gas deposits in the Eastern Mediterranean, and France sent fighter jets and warships in response. What does this all mean for the actors involved? Nicolas Baverez, a contributor to Institut Montaigne on defense issues, breaks it down.

Initially thought a bland character executing the plans of the populist and right-wing parties of Italy, Giuseppe Conte took control of the reins and has risen to remarkable popularity since the Covid-19 crisis. Marc Lazar, Contributor on European issues for Institut Montaigne explores this impressive case.

The year is 2020, and the Reichstag is surrounded by demonstrators fighting for their freedom…from masks. How did this protective measure become a symbol of government opposition during a pandemic? Alexandre Robinet-Borgomano, Head of our Europe Program, answers that question.