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We are living through a new age of fascism and the far right.

State of Power 2026 looks beyond the headlines to examine the forces driving this resurgence — who funds it, how it spreads, and how it consolidates power.

Our 14th edition of TNI’s flagship report brings together brilliant thinkers, activists and visual artists worldwide to explore:

The economic interests sustaining authoritarian movements
How crises — from climate breakdown to migration — are weaponised
The financial networks behind far-right mobilisation
The role of Big Tech and digital ecosystems
What resistance can look like now

Read the full report

Infographics

Mapping Fascism

Authoritarian and far-right power doesn’t grow in isolation. It is organised — across finance, ideology, institutions and transnational alliances. Our new infographic series, developed with Reactionary International, traces how these networks connect and consolidate influence worldwide.

Explore the maps

-BIG PICTURE-

Lifeboats, steampunk and colonialism – fascism today

A conversation with Alberto Toscano and Harsha Walia

Walia and Toscano explore the historic roots and contemporary dynamics of fascism, examining why wars on migrants, drugs and people in poverty have become central to far-right mobilisation and how these trends intersect with broader economic and power structures.

The rise of global reactionary authoritarianism

By Miguel Urbán Crespo

The global spread of authoritarian and far-right leaders and movements reflects deeper failures of neoliberalism — a system unable to address growing inequality, precarity, climate breakdown and social anxieties, which has created fertile ground for reactionary politics.

-POLITICAL ECONOMY-

Follow the money: The business interests behind the far right

Interview with Théo Bourgeron

Why do economic elites and corporate interests support and shape far-right movements? What are the financial underpinnings of contemporary authoritarian politics.

The Rise of the Techno-Tyrants

Silicon Valley’s right-wing past, present and future

By Roberto J. González

There is a long history of connections between Silicon Valley, techno-capitalism and right-wing politics, that is coming to fruition in Trump’s second presidency.

Authoritarian Extractivism in India

Land, Energy, and the Making of a Far-Right Development Regime

By Rohith Jyothish

Authoritarian and far-right power in India is embedded in extractivist development models, linking land, energy and governance to the consolidation of illiberal political regimes.

-KEY CASE-STUDIES-

Fascist by design

Italy’s Lessons for Neoliberal Democracies

By Irene Crestanello

Italy’s experience shows how neoliberal democracies can incubate far-right politics, offering lessons on how economic and political design have facilitated the rise of authoritarian movements.

Mirror and Mismatch

China and the global politics of the far-right

By Chenchen Zhang

China is not immune from global currents of reactionary nationalism, particularly in online debate. How should the global left respond?

Techwashing and fascist politics

A case study of Israel’s ‘Start-Up Nation’

By Clément Segal

Technological narratives and national branding in Israel have been co-opted to reinforce exclusionary and authoritarian political agendas, illustrating a broader phenomenon of ‘techwashing’ in far-right discourse.

-WEAPONISING GENDER, MIGRATION AND ECOLOGY-

Weaponising Gender

How gender became the perfect scapegoat for far-right and authoritarian actors

By Julisa Tambunan, Aminah Jasho, Esme Abbott

Gender issues are being manipulated by authoritarian and far-right movements to foment division, justify exclusion and mobilise support.

‘For some of us, it was always like this’

Anti-migrant politics as a fascist touchstone

By Alyna Smith

Why has hostility to migration become the key organising principle for far right authoritarian actors?

The New Blood and Soil

Nature, culture, and eco-fascism on the identitarian right

By Matt Varco

Environmental and cultural narratives are being steadily appropriated by identitarian and eco-fascist groups, linking ideas of ‘nature’ and ‘soil’ to exclusionary politics.

-STRATEGIES OF RESISTANCE-

Is Our Homeland the Other?

Care as a response to hate

By Laura Roth

Care-based frameworks offer an alternative to politics of hate and exclusion and can provide a counterpoint to authoritarian narratives.

Against the Stage

Towards a Politics Beyond Performance

By Ylkye

The left should not mirror the right in performative politics. Instead we need forms of organising and resistance that go beyond spectacle, built on deeper cultural and political transformation.

Illustrating Fascism

By Sana Nasir

Our illustrator Sana Nasir explains how she developed the artwork for the State of Power report that could match the urgency and emotional force of the writing.

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Hindutva as a global far-right project: Fascism, neoliberalism and transnational networks in twenty-first century India - Shayan Shaukat

Credits

EDITOR: Nick Buxton

TRANSLATOR: Karen Lang

ILLUSTRATOR: Sana Nasir

INFOGRAPHICS: Gabriel Silveira

DESIGN: Evan Clayburg

SUPPORTED BY: NOOR – www.wearenoor.org

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Thank you to NOOR for financial support and to the following for reviews and comments on drafts: Anuj Vaidya, Francesco Martone, Ilias Alami, Josephine Solanki, Max Haiven and the Editorial Advisory Board

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Abigail Taylor, Anuradha Chenoy, Deborah Eade, Helen Lackner, Naureen Shameem, Nuria del Viso

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