In his 1918 tract “A World in Ferment” he drew a distinction between “colloidal" — i.e., cosmopolitan — and “crystalline” internationalism. Europe’s Fascist movements between the world wars engaged in various forms of international cooperation, including a series of world congresses. The most important was the Conference of Fascist Parties in Montreux, Switzerland, convened by Mussolini in 1934, which was to forge a transnational coalition in the struggle against socialism and liberal democracy. All of the major Fascist regimes held their own international meetings, and invited fellow Fascist parties to events inside their countries. The regimes also founded several internationalist organizations to engage with Fascist movements around the world.

Source: International New York Times July 03, 2019 09:56 UTC