https://www.brusselstimes.com/opinion/1600540/how-wave-of-sanctions-failed-to-wash-away-the-banksters
European politics has faced two big challenges in recent years. The first is the rise of the far right to power, including the Freedom Party’s seizure of power in the Netherlands in 2023, the rising popularity of the Rassemblement Nationale party in France, and the rapid rise of Alternative for Germany in 2025.