| Sumario: | This article reviews Fiona Hill’s memoir, *There is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century*, which focuses on her personal journey from a working-class background in Northeast England to becoming a Harvard-trained Russian expert and advisor in the Trump White House. Hill uses her experience to explore the rise of right-wing populism in the US, UK, and Russia, linking it to shared postindustrial economic challenges, class and regional divides, and cultural despair. She portrays Vladimir Putin as a populist figure akin to those behind Brexit and the Trump presidency, while highlighting the limitations of focusing solely on Russian interference in US politics. The memoir also addresses Hill’s encounters with sexism and political polarization, concluding with policy suggestions aimed at expanding educational opportunities to address systemic inequalities underlying populist movements.
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