Populist foreign politics: the substitution of politics for interests
Published online on July 06, 2026
Abstract
International Relations, Ahead of Print.
How can we characterise the foreign policy of populist leaders? This paper argues for the introduction of the concept of ‘populist foreign politics’. Populist foreign politics is when politics trumps policy. In other words, we define the concept as the ...
How can we characterise the foreign policy of populist leaders? This paper argues for the introduction of the concept of ‘populist foreign politics’. Populist foreign politics is when politics trumps policy. In other words, we define the concept as the ...