EA on DW News: Mamdani’s Victory in New York…and Beyond

Posted by Scott Lucas | Nov 5, 2025 | 0

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at his Election Night celebration, Brooklyn, New York (Angelina Katsanis/AFP/Getty)

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I joined Germany’s DW News on Wednesday morning to analyze the triumph of Zohran Mamdani in the election for New York City Mayor.

I explain the significance of Mamdani’s victory, first and foremost, for those in New York. But I go farther to evaluate how his approach and his policies could be part of a broader resurgence of “positive politics” in the US.

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Scott Lucas

Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView. He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.

EA on DW News: Mamdani’s Victory in New York…and Beyond

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at his Election Night celebration, Brooklyn, New York (Angelina Katsanis/AFP/Getty)

I joined Germany’s DW News on Wednesday morning to analyze the triumph of Zohran Mamdani in the election for New York City Mayor.

About The Author

Scott Lucas

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