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.
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.
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.
In Toronto, international government officials, leading thinkers, civil society representatives, and think-tank experts gathered for the Global Progress Action Summit.
Maria Skóra on the future of Hungary after the election: Reflections on Poland’s meandering path to democratic front-sliding.
How Germany and Europe rethink power, security, and progressive strategy
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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.
Where is the Polish Left standing after the election? In a briefing hosted by Das Progressive Zentrum (DPZ), Policy Fellow and research associate at the Institut für Europäische Politik Maria Skóra and Board Member Katarina Niewiedzial debated with Journalist Karolina Zbytniewska and opposition politician Konrad Gołota the results of Polish parliamentary elections and the situation of progressive forces in the country.
Das Progressive Zentrum expands its Scientific Council by eleven new members
Why defence isn’t merely a matter of military security and the ‘peace’ and ‘justice for Ukraine’ advocates are much more similar than they’d like to admit.
Why our failure to resist Putin enthusiastically will haunt us, and how we can overcome it.
What we need to combine ambitious climate policies with fair pay, decent work, and equitable prosperity.