Conservativism in the Anglosphere: a Tour d'Horizon

Though the political challenges facing each of the five Anglosphere nations differ in their specific manifestations, they display striking similarities at a broader level. Across the English-speaking world, mainstream conservative parties have struggled to respond to economic stagnation, mass migration, cultural polarization, declining public trust in institutions, and the political aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper examines how these pressures have reshaped conservatism in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States, and considers the prospects for conservative politics across the Anglosphere in the years ahead.