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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    Politics
    The European country where “replacement theory” reigns supremeThe European country where “replacement theory” reigns supreme
    Politics

    How Hungary turned replacement theory into state ideology.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The Philippine election is the latest example of illiberalism’s popularityThe Philippine election is the latest example of illiberalism’s popularity
    Politics

    The landslide victory of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., son of the country’s longtime dictator, has exposed one of liberal democracy’s greatest vulnerabilities.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    A neo-Nazi idea to spark a race war inspired the Buffalo killings
    Politics

    The Buffalo shooting has roots in “accelerationism,” a neo-Nazi idea linked to a wave of recent hate killings.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The new Russian offensive in Ukraine isn’t going much better than the previous oneThe new Russian offensive in Ukraine isn’t going much better than the previous one
    Politics

    Russia has scaled down its objectives in Ukraine. It’s still struggling to achieve them.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Ron DeSantis is following a trail blazed by a Hungarian authoritarian
    Politics

    The Florida governor isn’t doing “competent Trumpism.” He’s inventing American Orbánism.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Russia’s offensive in the Donbas can’t make up for its failure in Kyiv
    Politics

    How to understand the new phase in the Ukraine war — and why, in the big picture, Russia has probably already lost.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Shanghai’s zero Covid nightmareShanghai’s zero Covid nightmare
    Politics

    Why even many wealthy people in China’s richest city can’t reliably get food — and what it says about the country’s political system.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Is Russia committing genocide in Ukraine?
    Russia-Ukraine war

    There is little doubt Russia is committing war crimes in Ukraine. Do they amount to genocide?

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    Europe’s other threat to democracyEurope’s other threat to democracy
    World Politics

    While Putin batters Ukraine, his ally Viktor Orbán just strengthened his hold on Hungary.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    No, Putin is not actually achieving his goals in UkraineNo, Putin is not actually achieving his goals in Ukraine
    Politics

    The ridiculous theory that Russia’s war is going according to plan, debunked.

    By Zack Beauchamp