Quickfire Austria’s flailing mainstream parties are boosting the far right Surging inflation and immigration anxieties are benefiting the country’s Freedom Party once again. By Liam Hoare
Geopolitics As Finland and Sweden consider Nato membership, Austria clings to neutrality By Liam Hoare
Sebastian Kurz: Austria’s millennial chancellor makes a grubby exit Austria's ex-chancellor promised a new politics, but cosied up to authoritarians and the far right. By Liam Hoare
Will Austria’s lockdown for the unvaccinated work? The unprecedented move is a last-ditch attempt to prevent the country’s healthcare system from being overwhelmed by Covid-19 cases. By Liam Hoare
Why Sebastian Kurz will now be Austria’s “shadow chancellor” By remaining chair of the People’s Party, the scandal-hit Kurz will continue to wield power behind the scenes. By Liam Hoare
The case for eliminating the US electoral college It would help do away with the repulsive, petty, and hysterical localism of this cycle's campaigns. By Liam Hoare