At the end of European Communism, there was a widespread, euphoric hope that freedom and democracy would bring a better life; eventually, though, many lost that hope. The problem, under both Communism and the new liberal dispensation, was that those pursuing grand social projects had embraced ideology instead of philosophy.
considers what an Albanian Marxist philosopher can tell us about liberty in today's world.
For the US, Slovakia's general election may produce another unreliable allied government. But instead of turning a blind eye to such allies, as President Joe Biden has been doing with Poland, or confronting them with an uncompromising stance, the US should spearhead efforts to help mend flawed democracies.
reflect on the outcome of Slovakia's general election in the run-up to Poland's decisive vote.
布鲁塞尔—至少有六场危机正在考验欧洲稳定:主要由叙利亚战争引起的地区骚乱、英国可能退出欧盟、规模二战以来所未见的难民潮、尚待解决的金融挑战、俄罗斯扩张主义,以及民族主义回归主流政治。
俄罗斯总统普京有意识地加剧了其中至少四场危机。除了在乌克兰的冒进,他还通过支持民粹主义和欧元怀疑派政党在欧洲政坛中作梗,通过军事干预叙利亚升级中东冲突并因此加剧难民危机。欧盟必须警醒于普京造成的威胁,遏制他的侵犯。
事实上,席卷欧洲的民族主义部分受到俄罗斯资助的极右翼政党的煽动,这些政党的崛起让欧洲无法形成针对难民危机的集体应对措施。在英国,亲普京的英国独立党(UK Independence Party)正在挖首相卡梅伦的墙角,因此英国政府拒绝承担合理的难民负担。类似地,瑞典也关闭了边境,因为极右翼瑞典民主党的支持者迅速膨胀。这些令人遗憾的局面正在整个欧洲蔓延。
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