Radical, far-right and anti-establishment parties have gained significant ground this year across large parts of the EU. The recent victory for the Freedom Party (FPÖ) in Austria’s national elections, the regional breakthroughs for the Alternative for Germany (AfD), and the strong showing of nationalist parties in June’s European parliamentary elections all speak to a rising tide of populism across the bloc. These parties have, in many cases, broken the cordon sanitaireand are now shaping policy, despite occupying minority positions in their respective legislatures. At the European level, for …