Far Right
How the Far Right Wields AI
Across Europe, far-right parties are weaponizing generative AI to produce hyperbolic, Islamophobic and anti-refugee visuals that spread rapidly on social media, amplifying disinformation and fueling hostility.
Pete Hegseth’s Tattoos and the Crusading Obsession of the Far Right- With Lydia Wilson
What do Pete Hegseth’s tattoos say about him, and the rise of Christian nationalism on the American right? We unpack the Crusader symbols inked on his body and how they reflect a growing ideological shift in far-right politics.
How a Saudi Atheist Became a Killer
Taleb Abdulmohsen’s attack on a Christmas market in Germany concluded the story of a paranoid and grandiose personality with a persistent record of inserting himself in just causes — only to adopt unjust means in their pursuit.
The Chaotic Power of Elon Musk’s Foreign Political Interventions
Elon Musk has begun promoting far-right politics beyond the borders of the U.S. A closer look at the recent drama he caused in the U.K. reveals that his interventions may have unpredictable effects.
How the Battle of Algiers Made Jean-Marie Le Pen
In the first three months of 1957, Jean-Marie Le Pen, later the founder and president of France’s far-right National Front party, participated in the battle of Algiers as a paratrooper. Witnessing France’s dying empire in Algeria inspired his unlikely — and precipitous — political rise.
Pete Hegseth’s Tattoos and the Crusading Obsession of the Far Right
The tattoos sported by Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, have drawn accusations of far-right symbolism and a counterattack that Christian culture is being unfairly targeted. A closer look at the history of these particular images reveals an undeniable picture of militant Christianity and its reimaginings over time.
The Former East Germany Is Fertile Ground for the Far Right
The German far right is strongest in the country’s formerly communist eastern states. Tracing the Cold War legacies of East Germany shows how a movement that is rising across Europe also feeds on unique national and regional histories.