Europe is heading into a consequential election year in 2027. Voters are due to go to the polls in France, Spain, Poland and Italy, at a moment when the continent’s security environment is becoming more precarious.
The war in Ukraine continues, Donald Trump’s war with Iran has added another source of instability, and Washington is increasingly stepping back from European security.
Europeans have noticed: recent polling finds that 68 percent believe their country is under threat, while defence and security now rank among their foremost concerns about the future.
Mainstream parties might assume that this new age of
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