Marie Le Pen’s strong showing, despite her ultimate defeat, in this month’s French presidential election has prompted refreshed worldwide commentary on the rise of the far-right in European politics. Meanwhile, the existing Conservative-led UK government has continued a steady, below-the-radar creep into an ultra-nationalist, authoritarian terrain. The UK government’s recently announced “UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership” stands out in this regard, even as eight other “undemocratic and ethnonationalist” bills inch closer to becoming law. The partnership promises to f…

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