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The American Library in Paris, in partnership with the OPC, will present a discussion online and in person for a panel of distinguished journalists and experts organized by the OPC.

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The 2024 Trump campaign and the success of the National Rally in June’s legislative elections in France show that populism is alive and well, yet the victory of Labour in the U.K. and other election results in Eastern Europe paint another picture. What’s the state of play of populism in 2024, a year in which voters in more than 64 countries will go to the polls?

Panelists:

Martin Gelin is a longtime award-winning journalist on the U.S. far-right, and author of eight books on American politics, including the forthcoming “The White Storm: How Racism poisoned American democracy.” He writes for The Guardian, The Washington Post, and other publications. He moved to Paris in August. linktr.ee/martingelin

Elisabeth Zerofsky is a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine, and has written extensively on the rise of right-wing populism in Europe and the U.S., from France, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Italy, and the US. She is currently working on a book on this topic for Farrar, Straus and Giroux. She lives in Berlin, and will join the panel by Zoom. https://elisabethzerofsky.com/

Thierry Arnaud is international editor for France’s BFM-TV. Thierry joined BFMTV in 2006 as its US Correspondent, and served as the network political editor for six years. Thierry began his in career in print journalism, and was based for several of these years in London and New York.

Vivienne Walt is a Paris correspondent for TIME magazine and Fortune magazine, who has covered French right-wing politics, including TIME profiles on Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen. She has been a governor of the Overseas Press Club of America.