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Germany’s Fractured Political Landscape: How Can Progressives Rebuild?
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In our latest GPA Strategist Hour, we asked how the democratic centre can answer the AfD’s autumn 2026 state election successes – and why community and movement building may be the key.
The Babler Case: What His Failure Really Reveals
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While Austria is losing Andreas Babler, a rising star among European progressives, the United Kingdom has seen a newcomer take the stage in the form of Andy Burnham. Whether he will be able to rise and shine depends on more than just his personal qualities.
Hope Comes from Honesty: How Andy Burnham Seeks to Rediscover Political Agency
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Andy Burnham’s speech at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool was a masterclass in modern political communication: personal, self-critical, willing to confront conflict. Above all, it had a clear sense of direction. But its most interesting core lies deeper: in the reinterpretation of a populist promise.
Learning from Shortcomings
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It would mean trivializing the current situation to interpret the crisis facing the SPD and the Greens primarily as a weakness specific to those two parties. In nearly all Western democracies, center-left parties are under pressure, as are center-right parties. What is eroding is not a type of party, but a political model.
AfD Victory in Saxony-Anhalt: Waiting for the AfD to Fail in Government is Not an Option
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The right-wing extremist branch of the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt is on the brink of power. Three main takeaways will guide the state’s and Germany’s politics and society over the next weeks and months.
Germany's Far Right, Edging Close to Power, Remains Close to Extremists
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Florian Ranft in The Guardian: While the Trump administration and its allies seek to remake the world in their view, alternative visions of the international order are beginning to take shape.
The backlash to the backlash? From resisting the new right to rebuilding progressive appeal
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Within an instance of his second tenure Donald Trump embodied a smashing backlash against the liberal, rules-based international order. What we may be watching now is the backlash to the backlash.
Setting the Course for Action-Oriented Politics in Toronto
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In Toronto, international government officials, leading thinkers, civil society representatives, and think-tank experts gathered for the Global Progress Action Summit.
The centre left is not dead. A progressive new counter-Trumpian movement is on the way
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Florian Ranft in The Guardian: While the Trump administration and its allies seek to remake the world in their view, alternative visions of the international order are beginning to take shape.
Progressive Offensive at Mobilisation Summit in Barcelona
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In Barcelona, heads of government and representatives of progressive parties and organisations, as well as civil society, have come together for the Global Progressive Mobilisation (GPM).
Meanders of Democratic Renewal. What Can Hungary Learn from the Polish Experience?
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Maria Skóra on the future of Hungary after the election: Reflections on Poland’s meandering path to democratic front-sliding.
Buried Villages, Fragile Democracies: Coal, Community, and the Unsteady Politics of the Climate Transition
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The transition away from fossil fuels is as much about democratic resilience as it is about energy. Steve Patterson explores the “political whiplash” of shifting national policies and the enduring struggle to protect community heritage from the erosion of both physical landscapes and institutional norms.
Reclaiming the Narrative: The Progressive Offer and Economic Security
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In a special Round Table Discussion we unpacked dynamics around the Democratic Party's path to reclaiming the U.S. Congress – and what the Midterms mean for Europe and innovation.
Stress-Testing Democracy: Scenarios for the U.S. Midterms
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In another GPA Strategist Hour, we examined the U.S. midterm elections through the lens of democratic resilience – and explored potential scenarios as well as the critical role of civil society.
The Old Order is Gone – Progressives Must Decide What Replaces it
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How Germany and Europe rethink power, security, and progressive strategy
– Newsletter featuring progressive analyses, events and publications.
Revitalising the Industrial Heartlands: Retrospective and Results from the Transatlantic Dialogue
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Drawing on three years of transatlantic research and exchange, the project's closing conference explored actionable strategies for heartland revitalization—demonstrating that cities and municipalities are driving both economic revival and democratic renewal.
Publications
Europe's Industrial Stack
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Ten Theses on Strengthening Sovereignty through a Competitive
Industrial Base
The Future of Transatlantic Relations: Rules, Rights, and the Rise of the Subnational – Insights from the Industrial Heartlands
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With official diplomatic ties at the national level strained by unprecedented geopolitical realignment, where does the future of the transatlantic partnership lie?
Shifting the Tide through Local Leadership – Insights from the Industrial Heartlands
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How can structural transformation in former industrial regions be managed in a way that fosters economic resilience, climate action, and democratic trust?
Democracy Closest to Home: Principles for Local Leadership in Industrial Heartlands
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This paper highlights insights from our journey and proposes a set of principles for local leadership rooted in our experiences as a younger generation of transatlantic leaders navigating structural change. Our recommendations emphasise civic connection and identity, locally grounded communication, and visible delivery.
Renewal amidst Turmoil: Industrial Heartlands between Rearmament, Recarbonisationand Realignment
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This paper examines how these regions navigate three defining dynamics of 2026: rearmament driven by Europe’s military build-up, looming recarbonisation as fossil fuel dependencies are deepened, and political realignment marked by surging populist anti-establishment movements.
How to Sell Democracy Online (Fast)
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We investigated how political actors communicate on TikTok and Instagram – and asked young people for their opinions.
The Indispensables: Our truly essential workers
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Insights for a political debate on their perspectives and demands in a society undergoing transformation
POV: Election Campaign
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Our study examines which communication styles, topics, and tones were at the center of the 2025 federal election campaign’s hot phase on social media.
Projects
Political Symposium
Event series with decision-makers from politics, business, civil society, and…
The Politics of Inequality
As part of the policy paper series, recommendations for action…
Progressive Governance Summit
Europe’s largest conference for progressive politics
Transatlantic Dialogue on the Industrial Heartlands
Developing solutions for a better, greener and more democratic life
Climate Connaction
Involving young people in climate foreign policy
Progressive Economics Network
Macroeconomic strategies for the ongoing crises
More diverse than united?
A comparative analysis of the EU elections 2024
How to Sell Democracy Online (Fast)
We investigate how political actors can become more successful online
Agenda
Resilient Democracy
Strong in its ability to learn.
Green New Deal
A just, green, and digital future for all.