My main message is that where populists are predictable – we, democrats, should double down. If indeed we are prepared to dig deeper and work together, I see 5 aspects for us to cling on to and fight back from. In these, I see first glimmers of strategy. I see some shades of tactics and options for cooperation. I speculate on new ways to communicate that we should try.

I want to talk about a topic we often skip over a little too easily: us. We need to be more self-critical about what works well, and what does not, when trying to land a human rights and rule of law message with governments, EU institutions and in the media. (…)

Welcome to Our Rule of Law: The Podcast, the definitive podcast on democracy and the rule of law, brought to you by the Our Rule of Law Foundation. In our very first episode, we're excited to welcome András Léderer, a Head of Advocacy at the Hungarian Helsinki Committee.