From the New York Times, I'm Michael Barbaro. This is the day.

Today, the rise of the far right in Europe, months after Donald Trump's

populace victory in the United States, Europe's political reckoning begins as voters there

confronts similar questions of immigration and national identity. It's Tuesday, March 14th.

Western governments remain dangerously blind to the danger of Islamization. Islam is a

religion of peace, they say, but that is a lie. The Netherlands is known for its liberal

politics and socialist government. Look at what happened at Istanbul Airport. Look at what happened

in Orlando a few weeks ago. But in this week's elections there, a far-right candidate for Prime

Minister, Gert Wilders, is surging in popularity. At what happened in San Bernardino last December,

the list is endless and everything this list has in common is Islam.

It's the same across much of Europe, in country after country. Donald Trump isn't the only

politician striking nativist themes and gaining a popular following. It's happening in continental

Europe too. I think Marine Le Pen is going to win. I think should be the next president in France.

No way. Austria and the Freedom Party took 36% of the vote in presidential elections over the weekend.

The far-right is on the rise. How did we get to this moment? There's a perception and a reality.

Thank you guys for coming on. Thank you. Thank you. Max Fisher and Amanda Talb are the

interpreters. You guys have been spending the past year traveling all around Europe watching the

rise of what is called the far-right in country after country. What's the perception of why this

movement is becoming so ascended? I think the popular narrative that's forming is that this is

an issue of economic inequality. This is something that's happening in sad, depressed,

former industrial towns where the factories have closed or maybe places that have been hit by globalization.

They're lashing out at their lack of economic opportunities and they're frightened of economic

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