Während Slobodan Milosevic in Den Haag auf seinen Prozess wartet, sollte man vielleicht einmal fragen, warum die kategorische Gewalt – Völkermord etwa oder ethnische Säuberungen, wie man sie in Bosnien, Kroatien und im Kosovo erlebt hat – in unserem „zivilisierten“ Jahrhundert so oft wiedergekehrt ist. Fast möchte man sagen, die Frage ließe sich nicht beantworten.
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.