The effects of immigration on the support for radical right in the West and its geopolitical implications
The effects of immigration on the support for radical right in the West and its geopolitical implications

Summary/Abstract: This article summarizes recent research on the effects of immigration and refugee admission on the support of populist radical right parties and politicians in the West. According to it, increasing immigration is associated with rising support for such parties. The effects are more visible at the local or regional level and with the arrival of culturally distinct immigrants: Muslims in Western Europe and Latin Americans (Hispanics) in the US. Because radical right parties combine opposition to immigration with opposition to international institutions such as the European Union and NATO, their rise brings important geopolitical implications, especially in the light of Russian support for such parties. This way, culturally distinct immigration has indirect, although far-reaching ramifications in international relations.

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