Europe´s future is darkening. The far right is on the ascent, while the centre-left clings to neoliberalism.
In his first essay collection, John Foster plumbs the depths of the crisis and what it portends for the post-Cold War order.
Moving back and forth between the European Union´s most prominent member states - France, Germany, and Italy - and Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom, War By Any Other Name´s geographic breadth is stunning.
From ideology to economics and local to EU-level analyses, John Foster is at home in all his beats. This is old-fashioned, slow journalism that mines every conceivable angle.
A continuous exploration of populism punctuates War By Any Other Name. Theorists such as Dutch sociologist Cas Mudde, Belgian philosopher Chantal Mouffe, and the Frankfurt School´s Theodor Adorno figure prominently.
Compiling articles written for The Battleground since its launch in March 2019, War By Any Other Name illuminates the platform´s progressive mission and focus on political narratives.