Democratic Rebound After Populist Wave

Recent electoral outcomes in large, geopolitically significant countries (Brazil, Serbia, parts of Venezuela) may represent the start of a reversal of the global right‑wing populist wave rather than isolated flukes. The durability of such a rebound depends on domestic coalition building and on whether foreign interventions (or opaque external deals) strengthen or delegitimize democratic actors. — If sustained, a coordinated democratic rebound would reshape foreign policy, global economic alignment, and the strategy of populist movements — altering the stakes of upcoming elections and interventions.