Muharrem Ercan Yüksel

Europe’s new wave of right-wing parties from Meloni’s Brothers of Italy to Germany’s AfD are forging an “international nationalism” that crosses borders while resisting mass immigration and EU bureaucracy. This article maps their shared agenda, key differences, and Türkiye’s parallel rise of secular Turkish nationalism.

Trump’s blunt warnings about NATO burden‑sharing jolted Europe—even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. We track the quotes, the 2 % rule, and what a second Trump term could mean for the alliance.