Ideological divisions are intensifying across multiple fronts globally. Political parties are struggling with competing visions—from liberalism's challenge against populism and socialism, to Democrats navigating race and identity politics, to authoritarian ideologies reshaping governance in major powers. Violence motivated by extremist ideology is now triggering national security investigations.
·Liberals argue radical reform is necessary to counter rising socialist and populist movements
·Democratic Party internally divided over race, populism, and representation of lawmakers of color
·BJP leverages welfare distribution as ideological tool in Bengal while affecting child nutrition
·Montreal shooting prompts national probe into ideological extremism and violence
·Trump frames communist ideology as existential threat; Xi's ideology positioned as geopolitical counterweight
drawn from The Washington Post, AP News, ThePrint, CBC · updated 5h ago