With radical right wing politics gaining record levels of support in Europe and the US, CommonSpace asks: how did we get here, what role has the political establishment played, and what can the left do to turn the tide?

“CRIME IN Germany is way up. Big mistake made all over Europe in allowing millions of people in who have so strongly and violently changed their culture!”

This was the ‘analysis’ of United States President Donald Trump on migration in Europe last month.

CommonSpace goes to the continent to find rare glimpses of European reaction to May’s Article 50 triggering

EUROPE was ablaze with reaction to the news that the UK Prime Minister Theresa May had finally signed and sent the Article 50 letter to the EU.

By completing this action yesterday (29 March) she ensured that the UK formally notified the remaining EU member states of its desire to leave the bloc and begin trade and transition negotiations.

Diplomatic snub pushes new Swedish government to stop arming dictatorship

MILITARY exports from Sweden to the gulf dictatorship of Saudi Arabia have been cancelled due to the gulf state's disregard of basic human rights principles.

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven addressed the issue while visiting Kiev to discuss foreign policy issues.

"It is true that it will be ended. The Minister of Defence will talk more about this later tonight," Lofven told reporters.