Podcast appearances and mentions of Ivan Krastev

Når man har set på et billede i lang tid og synes, at nu kan man ikke se mere, så er det altid en god idé at ringe til Ivan Krastev. For den bulgarske forfatter, forsker og intellektuelle kan som regel se noget, man ikke selv har set. Ivan Krastev er født i 1965 i Bulgarien og uddannet politisk forsker. Han er formand for Center for Liberale Strategiske Studier i Sofia, bestyrelsesmedlem af European Council for Foreign Relations, og så skriver han for et bredt udvalg af internationale aviser og magasiner. Det er med andre ord en af vor tids klogeste, sjoveste og mest originale analytikere, som i denne uge gæster podcasten til en knaldhård geopolitisk-økonomisk udlægning af verdens realiteter. Ifølge Ivan Krastev er det hovedsageligt i Europa, at det entydigt negative billede af Trump dominerer den brede forståelse. I mange andre dele af verden, hvor den liberale verdensorden mest af alt har føltes som en verdensuorden, ser man anderledes positivt og håbefuldt på den amerikanske præsident.  I denne udgave af Langsomme samtaler med Rune Lykkeberg folder Ivan Krastev sin argumentation helt ud og supplerer de store linjer med en håndfuld gode anekdoter. Og har du ikke fået nok efter dét, kan du tilmed købe Ivan Krastevs bog, Efter Europa, på butik.information.dk – eller ved at følge linket her.

Filozofie vznešené nízkosti: Už jen nějaký cynik nás může zachránitMůže být cynismus obdivuhodný? Zjevně ano, aspoň to zjistil bulharský politolog Ivan Krastev, který po zvolení Donalda Trumpa inicioval mezinárodní výzkum. Ve státech od Číny, přes Indii po země EU a Brazílii se obyvatel ptal, co si od Trumpa slibují. Překvapivě existovaly jen dvě oblasti, kde se lidé nového amerického prezidenta obávali: byly to země EU a Jižní Korea. Ostatní obyvatelé vyhlíželi budoucnost s nadějí. A Krasteva zarazila ještě jedna okolnost: mnozí lidé udávali, že je fascinuje Trumpův cynismus. Jenže jakou záchranu si lze slibovat od cynika? Podle současného německé filozofa Petera Sloterdijka asi ne kdovíjakou, ale úplně mimo tahle naděje také není. Slovo cynismus je odvozeno od starověkého filozofického směru „kynismus“, a toto slovo zas pochází ze starořeckého slova kuón. Což je výraz pro psa. Psi jsou prý nejlepší přátelé člověka, ale tady se spíše odkazuje na nestydatost. Psi se nestydí, třeba za své sexuální funkce. Navíc vykazují enormní zájem o odpad, fekálie nevyjímaje. Diogenes, první kynik, tuto zálibu v odpadech se psy sdílel, a se psy se proto solidarizoval. A tak první kynik upozorňoval Athéňany třeba na to, kolik odpadu vytvářejí i sebevznešenější ideje. Každá pozice i idea má totiž svou odvrácenou, nevábnou stranu. V tomto smyslu Diogenes upozorňoval na cenu, kterou platíme za vzletné „diskurzy“ a „narativy“. Vyzýval, abychom v myšlení nehledali útočiště před konkrétním, i tělesným životem. A přestože zdůrazňoval nezajištěnost lidského života a nejistotu všeho poznání, nesetkali bychom se u něho ani se stopou melancholie. Aspoň takto vidí Diogena Peter Sloterdijk.To ten současný cynismus, navazuje německý myslitel, je bezmezně uplakaný – a ve své depresivnosti zvláště dogmatický. Prý je všechno ztraceno, jde to z kopce, už se nebudeme mít dobře. Naši rodiče si žili! Nebylo by tedy dobré se na vše vykašlat? Možná, ale na to zas nemáme odvahu – a navíc máme příliš práce. A tak pracujeme a žijeme na způsob odložené sebevraždy. Nejsme jako ti, o nichž Ježíš říká: „Otče, odpusť jim, vždyť nevědí, co činí.“ My víme až moc dobře, co činíme – a činíme to přesto. To je náš současný cynismus. Co s tím? Peter Sloterdijk navrhuje zkusit cestu toho antického kynismu. Díky několika kynickým cvičením se při troše úsilí prý můžeme octnout ve zcela jiném, veselejším podnebím.KapitolyI. Cynik? Zklamaný z toho, že jsou druzí zklamaní [úvod až 10:40]II. Sláva nestoudnosti [10:40 až 36:30]III. Peter Sloterdijk, nácvik antického kynismu [36:30 až 50:10]IV. „Nepřestávat močit proti idealistickému větru“ [50:10 až 1:00:10]V. Drzost a duchapřítomnost základem životaschopnosti [1:00:10 až konec]BibliografieAnsgar Allen, Cynicism, Cambridge, Mass. – London: The MIT Press, 2020.Timothy Garton Ash, Ivan Krastev, Mark Leonard, „Alone in a Trumpian world: The EU and global public opinion after the US elections“, 15 January 2025, in: European Council on Foreign Relations, https://ecfr.eu/publication/alone-in-a-trumpian-world-the-eu-and-global-public-opinion-after-the-us-elections/Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht, „Wenn Denken zum Ereignis wird: Peter Sloterdijk ist der heiterste aller Philosophen“, in: NZZ, 26. 4. 2021, https://www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/hans-ulrich-gumbrecht-peter-sloterdijk-ist-ein-heiterer-denker-ld.1612922.Hans Jürgen Heinrichs, Peter Sloterdijk. Die Kunst des Philosophierens, Köln: Carl Hanser Verlag, 2011.Sven Michaelsen, »Man denkt an mich, also bin ich«, in: Süddeutsche Zeitung, Sonderheft Wissen, 45/2014, https://sz-magazin.sueddeutsche.de/wissen/man-denkt-an-mich-also-bin-ich-80778Richard David Precht, „Das Ende des Westens“, ZDF, 31. 3. 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wTpJ4olrLAPeter Sloterdijk, Kritik der zynischen Vernunft, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 2022.

Ivan Krastev is the chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies and Albert Hirschman Permanent Fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences, IWM Vienna. His books include Is it Tomorrow, Yet? After Europe, and The Light that Failed: A Reckoning, which was co-authored by Stephen Holmes. In this week's conversation, Yascha Mounk and Ivan Krastev explore how Donald Trump is—and isn't—similar to Mikhail Gorbachev, the impact of the Trump revolution, and whether we've finally reached the end of history. If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone. Email: goodfightpod@gmail.com Podcast production by Mickey Freeland and Leonora Barclay. Connect with us! Spotify | Apple | Google X: @Yascha_Mounk & @JoinPersuasion YouTube: Yascha Mounk, Persuasion LinkedIn: Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jorge Fontevecchia en entrevista con el politólogo Búlgaro.

J. D. Vance delivers a seismic geopolitical speech at the Munich Security Forum. Vance, Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy get into a shouting match before television cameras. Relations between the United States and Europe are deteriorating before our very eyes. In one of our best episodes of the year so far, we invited the great Ivan Krastev to help us understand what is happening.Ivan is one of the brightest minds in Europe — an incisive analyst, historian of ideas, and ever-present track-two diplomat who is always talking to absolutely everyone. He is chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia, Bulgaria and Albert Hirschman Permanent Fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. He writes regularly for the Financial Times and the New York Times.Ivan tells Shadi Hamid and Damir Marusic that Trumpism, and its policy toward Europe is not conservative or isolationist, but “a revolutionary movement.” This revolution is what reconciles the populist and libertarian elements of Trump's administration: “You're trying to fight bureaucracy by concentrating power in a charismatic leader. Less state, more emperor.” You can see this, Ivan argues, in the way Trump runs his coalition like an imperial court, where opposing figures — like Steve Bannon and Elon Musk — vie for the attention of the emperor. You can also see it in the fact that Trump himself says contradictory things: “A charismatic figure can contain contradictions.”What does this mean for Europe? “Empires fall when the center sees itself as a hostage not as a hegemon,” Ivan argues, and Trump, along with Republicans, long to divest themselves of the Empire. This means applying pressure on Europe to bend to its demands — be it about Ukraine, or Greenland, or immigration. It also means that, inadvertently, Trump has reawakened European nationalism: “The new European politics is nationalist, the populists are internationalist.”This is a rich episode, full of insightful koans from a longtime observer of international affairs. Damir takes the conversation in the direction of what exactly fuels the Right and its “enthusiasm for destruction.” Shadi presses Ivan on the recently overturned elections in Romania, and what this means about the future of European democracy.In our bonus section for paid subscribers, the three men discuss why charismatic political leaders can live with contradictions; the “fast track between [political] office and prison”; how Trump has inadvertently created a new US-European consensus on immigration and state intervention in the economy, and why “you can't stop a revolution by defending institutions. You need your own version of tomorrow.”Required Reading and Viewing:* J. D. Vance's speech at the Munich Security Forum (Foreign Policy). * Zelenskyy, Trump and Vance press conference (C-Span YouTube page). * Ivan Krastev and Leonard Benardo, “Democracy Has Run Out of Future” (Foreign Policy).* Shadi Hamid, “Why Half of America is Cheering for Chaos” (Washington Post). * “EU parliament votes to condemn overturning of Roe v. Wade” (Axios).* German Revolution of 1918-1919 (Brittanica). * Leo Strauss, “German Nihilism” (archive.org).* Daniel Kehlmann, German writer (Wikipedia).* “The Gender Gap is Growing and it Bodes Badly for American Politics and Culture” (The Hill). * 2024 Romanian Elections (Wikipedia).* Ezra Klein, Why We're Polarized (Amazon). * Eric Hobsbawm, Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century 1914-1991 (Amazon). * N.S. Lyons, “American Strong Gods: Trump and the End of the Long Twentieth Century” (The Upheaval).This post is part of our collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Governance and Markets. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wisdomofcrowds.live/subscribe

Ein Versuch der beiden internationalen Vordenker, die aktuellen Veränderungen in der Welt begreiflich zu machen. Ein Gespräch am 13.2.2025 im Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen (IWM) in Wien. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Am 3. Dezember 2024 war es wieder an der Zeit für unserem zur Tradition gewordenen Jahresausklang mit dem hochrenommierten Politikwissenschafter Ivan Krastev. Im Gespräch mit Mirjana Tomic, der Außenpolitik-Expertin des Presseclubs, fasst Krastev die komplexe geopolitische Ausgangslage für das kommende Jahr in gewohnt origineller und eloquenter Weise zusammen. We thank our partners at IWM and ERSTE STIFTUNG for their cooperation and for making this event possible.

Yascha Mounk and Ivan Krastev discuss what Trump's reelection will mean for the future of the world. Ivan Krastev is a political scientist, the chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia, Bulgaria, and permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. Krastev is the author of After Europe and, with Stephen Holmes, of The Light that Failed: A Reckoning. In this week's conversation, Yascha Mounk and Ivan Krastev discuss the advent of the Trump era in American politics; why liberals need to eschew their nostalgia for an older form of politics that now appears irretrievably lost; and how America's retreat will transform European culture. This transcript has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity. Please do listen and spread the word about The Good Fight. If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone. Email: podcast@persuasion.community  Website: http://www.persuasion.community Podcast production by Jack Shields, and Brendan Ruberry Connect with us! Spotify | Apple | Google Twitter: @Yascha_Mounk & @joinpersuasion Youtube: Yascha Mounk LinkedIn: Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ivan Krastev politológussal még Bécsben készítettünk interjút, ahol arra kerestünk válaszokat, hogy miért rezonálnak a szélsőjobboldali válaszokra az európai választók tömegei, és hogy ezek a válaszok kormányra kerülve miért maradnak csak hangzatos szólamok. Továbbá, hogy mi Orbán célja a kínai nyitással, és hogy mit tehet az Unió a globális versenyben való lemaradás megállításában.Támogasd te is a Partizán munkáját!https://csapat.partizanmedia.hu/fundraising/partizan/Péntek Reggel, a Partizán hírháttérpodcastja: https://pentekreggel.huIratkozz fel a Partizán hírlevelére:https://csapat.partizanmedia.hu/forms/partizan-feliratkozasYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PartizanmediaFacebook: https://facebook.com/partizanpolitika/ Facebook Társalgó csoport: https://www.facebook.com/groups/partizantarsalgo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partizanpolitika/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@partizan_mediaPartizán saját gyártású podcastok: https://rss.com/podcasts/partizanpodcast/További támogatási lehetőségekről bővebben: https://www.partizanmedia.hu/tamogatas

MQ-Gespräche Gemeinsam mit Gästen, die sich international einen Namen als herausragende Analytiker:innen gemacht haben, diskutiert Philipp Blom soziale, politische und wissenschaftliche Fragen der Gegenwart, um ihre Strukturen und treibenden Kräfte aus unterschiedlichen Blickwinkeln zu beleuchten. Eine Kooperation zwischen ⁠MQ⁠, ⁠IWM⁠, ⁠BKF⁠ und ⁠RD Foundation.⁠ Philipp Blom in conversation with Ivan Krastev TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY VERTIGO   There is a widespread feeling that the early 21st century, our own time, is torn between two world orders, one decaying, the other not yet established, or not yet understood. The crises of Western democracies, increasing polarisation, a new aristocracy of the super rich, and populist revolts against all kinds of elites and the return of widespread political violence, are symptomatic of powerful forces tearing apart a world that seemed stable. But which powers are behind this? How important are migration, economic globalisation, new wars and new alliances, digitisation, smartphones, and artificial intelligence in this mix? Ivan Krastev grew up in a time of revolution in Bulgaria and has made it his life's work to understand what drives them and how to protect and encourage liberty in a rule-based order. Series host Philipp Blom is fascinated by turning points in history and believes that our present may be the biggest of them all. Philipp Blom speaks with Ivan Krastev about the social, cultural and political tensions that may well end democracy and usher in autocracy, and what can be done to strengthen both individual potentials and social cohesion in a time of crisis. Ivan Krastev, chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies, Sofia, and Permanent Fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna (IWM)Philipp Blom, historian and author of several novels, journalism, politics, and philosophy. He also works a radio presenter, documentary film maker and as a public lecturer. Recorded on 22 October @MQLibelle, Museumsquartier

In de laatste aflevering van deze serie onderzoeken we de machtspositie van Rutte, en daarmee die van Nederland in de Europese Unie. Terwijl nationale krachten in Europa groeien, vragen lidstaten steeds meer van de EU. Denk aan het gezamenlijk inkopen van vaccins, het beschermen van data van burgers tegen tech-giganten als Facebook, het vluchtelingenbeleid. Hoe speelt Rutte dit (machts)spel? En komt zijn verhaal voor de Nederlandse bühne overeen met zijn besluiten in Brussel? Hiervoor praten we met journalist en EU-expert Caroline de Gruyter. Het boek van Caroline de Gruyter heet ‘Beter wordt het niet'. Een briljant boek over de relatie tussen Oost- en West-Europa is ‘Falend licht' van Ivan Krastev en Stephen Holmes. Ga naar voor alle boeken uit de podcast naar: https://www.boekenwereld.com/wie-is-rutteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A reflective conversation between leading public intellectual Ivan Krastev, chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia and ELIAMEP's Loukas Tsoukalis, on the prospects of future EU enlargements, in both the Western Balkans and Ukraine.Is an EU of 35 realistic? Recorded at the Delphi Economic Forum in April 2024, Krastev and Tsoukalis offer valuable insights on how a future enlargement will be different than previous ones, how can it be achieved, whether Western Balkans integration in the EU is directly linked to the outcome of the war in Ukraine and how demographics change the nature of the democratic process. Ultimately, can Ukraine change Europe from a project of peace to a project of war and peace?

Cyril och Stig har läst boken "Efter Europa" av statsvetaren och liberalen Ivan Krastev, och målar upp en bild av ett Europa och en västvärld i förfall ...Lyssna och dela gärna!Det är inte gratis att göra podd, stötta oss gärna på Swish, nr 123 535 48 57 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Democracy in Question? is brought to you by:• Central European University: CEU• The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD• The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media!• Central European University: @CEU• Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentre Subscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listened to, you can support us by leaving a review and sharing our podcast in your networks!  GlossaryGreat Replacement Theory(24:45 or p.7 in the transcript)Replacement theory (in the United States and certain other Western countries whose populations are mostly white) is a far-right conspiracy theory alleging, in one of its versions, that left-leaning domestic or international elites, on their own initiative or under the direction of Jewish co-conspirators, are attempting to replace white citizens with nonwhite (i.e., Black, Hispanic, Asian, or Arab) immigrants. The immigrants' increased presence in white countries, as the theory goes, in combination with their higher birth rates as compared with those of whites, will enable new nonwhite majorities in those countries to take control of national political and economic institutions, to dilute or destroy their host countries' distinctive cultures and societies, and eventually to eliminate the host countries' white populations. Some adherents of replacement theory have characterized these predicted changes as “white genocide.” The claim that national governments or unspecified elites are secretly directing the replacement and eventual elimination of whites has circulated among fringe groups of white supremacists, anti-Semites, and other right-wing extremists since at least the late 19th century. It received much wider attention in the early 21st century with the publication of Le Grand Remplacement (2011), by the French writer and activist Renaud Camus. He argued that since the 1970s, Muslim immigrants in France have shown disdain for French society and have been intent on destroying the country's cultural identity and ultimately replacing its white Christian population in retaliation for France's earlier colonization of their countries of origin. He also asserted that the immigrant conquest of France was being covertly abetted by elite figures within the French government.  source 

Four great forces have changed human cultures, says Olivier Roy distinguished political scientist and expert on radical Islam: a change in sexual mores since 1968, the internet, the liberalisation of global finance, and the free movement of people. the result is a flattened world, in which old hierarchies count for little and implicit culture is being replaced by explicit norms, a world without a way forward, and therefore a profoundly conservative one. Floor us in this fascinating exploration of cultures in crisis and what might replace them.

In dieser Sonderausgabe unseres Podcasts stellen wir das neue Magazin "European Voices" vor. Die Chefredakteure Martyna Czarnowska und Thomas Seifert sprechen über die Idee zum Magazin, den Besuch bei der estnischen Premierministerin Kaja Kallas, Wolfgang Schüssels Interview mit Viktor Orbán und den Informationsbedarf Europas.

Das neue Jahr wird im Presseclub Concordia traditionell mit den geopolitischen Prognosen von Ivan Krastev eingeläutet. Da der viel gefragte Politikwissenschafter im Jänner 2024 verhindert ist, haben wir unser "intellektuelles Neujahrskonzert" kurzerhand in den Advent vorverlegt. Unsere Außenpolitikexpertin Mirjana Tomic moderierte das Podiumsgespräch mit Ivan Krastev.Ivan Krastev ist einer der einflussreichsten europäischen Intellektuellen und politischen Denker, Politikwissenschaftler und Buchautor. Er ist Vorsitzender des Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia, und Ständiger Fellow am Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen in Wien (IWM).Die Veranstaltung ist eine Kooperation von Presseclub Concordia, ERSTE Stiftung, IWM und fjum.

Mi az oroszok célja a háború folytatásával? Ki Orbán valódi példaképe? Min változtatott a lengyel kormány bukása, és ki ismeri legjobban az EU-t Kelet-Európában? Milyen hatással lesz ránk, ha jövőre Trump nyeri az amerikai választásokat?Ivan Krastev politológussal, Bécsi Humántudományi Intézet kutatójával tekintettük át a régiónk sorsdöntő kérdéseit, a lengyel kormányváltástól az ukrajnai háborún át a Magyarország előtt álló stratégiai dilemmákig. Nézd, olvasd, hallgasd - minden péntek reggel: https://csapat.partizanmedia.hu/forms/pentekreggelTámogasd te is a Partizán munkáját!https://csapat.partizanmedia.hu/fundraising/partizan/Iratkozz fel a Partizán hírlevelére:https://csapat.partizanmedia.hu/forms/partizan-feliratkozasTovábbi támogatási lehetőségekről bővebben: https://www.partizanmedia.hu/tamogatasYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PartizanmediaFacebook: https://facebook.com/partizanpolitika/ Facebook Társalgó csoport: https://www.facebook.com/groups/partizantarsalgo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partizanpolitika/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@partizan_mediaPartizán saját gyártású podcastok: https://rss.com/podcasts/partizanpodcast/

ECFR's new global opinion poll reveals that many people outside the West want Europe and the US in their lives for all they have to offer – but that does not translate into full political alignment. In this week's episode, ECFR's research director Jeremy Shapiro welcomes council member Timothy Garton Ash, who is a bestselling author and professor of European studies at Oxford University; Ivan Krastev, who is a founding board member of ECFR and chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia; and ECFR's director Mark Leonard to discuss how public sentiment can guide Europe in building partnerships for the world of tomorrow. What is the basis for the West's soft power? What sort of offer is China making the world? And whom do countries in the ‘global south' prefer when faced with a choice between the West and China? This podcast was recorded on 7 November 2023. Bookshelf: Places of Mind: A Life of Edward Said | Timothy Brennan Environmental Political Theory | Steve Vanderheiden Les Aveuglés, comment Berlin et Paris ont laissé la voie libre à la Russie | Sylvie Kauffmann Liberalism against Itself: Cold War Intellectuals and the Making of Our Times | Samuel Moyn You Report to Me: Accountability for the Failing Administrative State | David Bernhardt

It's been over three years since the UK withdrew from the EU and no one – not even the most ardent Brexiter – thinks it has gone well so far. Defending the cause after yet another summertime setback, the best Matthew Lesh from the Institute of Economic Affairs could offer was: “Brexit simply means that British representatives can make … choices, not that they must point in any particular direction”. Ever since the British voted to leave the EU in 2016, millions of words have been written for and against the process but Peter Foster's What Went Wrong With Brexit: And What We Can Do About (Canongate Books, 2023) is the first book to assess the deep economic scars left by Brexit and provide politically realistic palliatives. He writes: "There is little mileage in relitigating the history of Brexit - as the saying goes, 'we are where we are' - but that does not mean accepting that the UK has to remain in its current state of Brexit purgatory". Since 2020, Peter Foster has been the Financial Times's public policy editor and writer of its Britain After Brexit newsletter. Before that, he was a longtime reporter for The Telegraph - working in New Delhi, Beijing, Washington and as Europe Editor between 2015 and 2020. During this critical five-year period, he became – along with RTÉ's Tony Connelly – the indispensable Brexit reporter, breaking stories, explaining this intricate and unprecedented divorce, and building huge Twitter followings. *The author's own book recommendations are The Light that Failed: A Reckoning by Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes (Allen Lane, 2019) and The Road by Cormac McCarthy (Picador, 2006). Tim Gwynn Jones is an economic and political-risk analyst at Medley Advisors, who also writes the twenty4two newsletter on Substack and hosts the In The Room podcast series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

It's been over three years since the UK withdrew from the EU and no one – not even the most ardent Brexiter – thinks it has gone well so far. Defending the cause after yet another summertime setback, the best Matthew Lesh from the Institute of Economic Affairs could offer was: “Brexit simply means that British representatives can make … choices, not that they must point in any particular direction”. Ever since the British voted to leave the EU in 2016, millions of words have been written for and against the process but Peter Foster's What Went Wrong With Brexit: And What We Can Do About (Canongate Books, 2023) is the first book to assess the deep economic scars left by Brexit and provide politically realistic palliatives. He writes: "There is little mileage in relitigating the history of Brexit - as the saying goes, 'we are where we are' - but that does not mean accepting that the UK has to remain in its current state of Brexit purgatory". Since 2020, Peter Foster has been the Financial Times's public policy editor and writer of its Britain After Brexit newsletter. Before that, he was a longtime reporter for The Telegraph - working in New Delhi, Beijing, Washington and as Europe Editor between 2015 and 2020. During this critical five-year period, he became – along with RTÉ's Tony Connelly – the indispensable Brexit reporter, breaking stories, explaining this intricate and unprecedented divorce, and building huge Twitter followings. *The author's own book recommendations are The Light that Failed: A Reckoning by Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes (Allen Lane, 2019) and The Road by Cormac McCarthy (Picador, 2006). Tim Gwynn Jones is an economic and political-risk analyst at Medley Advisors, who also writes the twenty4two newsletter on Substack and hosts the In The Room podcast series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs

It's been over three years since the UK withdrew from the EU and no one – not even the most ardent Brexiter – thinks it has gone well so far. Defending the cause after yet another summertime setback, the best Matthew Lesh from the Institute of Economic Affairs could offer was: “Brexit simply means that British representatives can make … choices, not that they must point in any particular direction”. Ever since the British voted to leave the EU in 2016, millions of words have been written for and against the process but Peter Foster's What Went Wrong With Brexit: And What We Can Do About (Canongate Books, 2023) is the first book to assess the deep economic scars left by Brexit and provide politically realistic palliatives. He writes: "There is little mileage in relitigating the history of Brexit - as the saying goes, 'we are where we are' - but that does not mean accepting that the UK has to remain in its current state of Brexit purgatory". Since 2020, Peter Foster has been the Financial Times's public policy editor and writer of its Britain After Brexit newsletter. Before that, he was a longtime reporter for The Telegraph - working in New Delhi, Beijing, Washington and as Europe Editor between 2015 and 2020. During this critical five-year period, he became – along with RTÉ's Tony Connelly – the indispensable Brexit reporter, breaking stories, explaining this intricate and unprecedented divorce, and building huge Twitter followings. *The author's own book recommendations are The Light that Failed: A Reckoning by Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes (Allen Lane, 2019) and The Road by Cormac McCarthy (Picador, 2006). Tim Gwynn Jones is an economic and political-risk analyst at Medley Advisors, who also writes the twenty4two newsletter on Substack and hosts the In The Room podcast series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/economics

It's been over three years since the UK withdrew from the EU and no one – not even the most ardent Brexiter – thinks it has gone well so far. Defending the cause after yet another summertime setback, the best Matthew Lesh from the Institute of Economic Affairs could offer was: “Brexit simply means that British representatives can make … choices, not that they must point in any particular direction”. Ever since the British voted to leave the EU in 2016, millions of words have been written for and against the process but Peter Foster's What Went Wrong With Brexit: And What We Can Do About (Canongate Books, 2023) is the first book to assess the deep economic scars left by Brexit and provide politically realistic palliatives. He writes: "There is little mileage in relitigating the history of Brexit - as the saying goes, 'we are where we are' - but that does not mean accepting that the UK has to remain in its current state of Brexit purgatory". Since 2020, Peter Foster has been the Financial Times's public policy editor and writer of its Britain After Brexit newsletter. Before that, he was a longtime reporter for The Telegraph - working in New Delhi, Beijing, Washington and as Europe Editor between 2015 and 2020. During this critical five-year period, he became – along with RTÉ's Tony Connelly – the indispensable Brexit reporter, breaking stories, explaining this intricate and unprecedented divorce, and building huge Twitter followings. *The author's own book recommendations are The Light that Failed: A Reckoning by Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes (Allen Lane, 2019) and The Road by Cormac McCarthy (Picador, 2006). Tim Gwynn Jones is an economic and political-risk analyst at Medley Advisors, who also writes the twenty4two newsletter on Substack and hosts the In The Room podcast series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been over three years since the UK withdrew from the EU and no one – not even the most ardent Brexiter – thinks it has gone well so far. Defending the cause after yet another summertime setback, the best Matthew Lesh from the Institute of Economic Affairs could offer was: “Brexit simply means that British representatives can make … choices, not that they must point in any particular direction”. Ever since the British voted to leave the EU in 2016, millions of words have been written for and against the process but Peter Foster's What Went Wrong With Brexit: And What We Can Do About (Canongate Books, 2023) is the first book to assess the deep economic scars left by Brexit and provide politically realistic palliatives. He writes: "There is little mileage in relitigating the history of Brexit - as the saying goes, 'we are where we are' - but that does not mean accepting that the UK has to remain in its current state of Brexit purgatory". Since 2020, Peter Foster has been the Financial Times's public policy editor and writer of its Britain After Brexit newsletter. Before that, he was a longtime reporter for The Telegraph - working in New Delhi, Beijing, Washington and as Europe Editor between 2015 and 2020. During this critical five-year period, he became – along with RTÉ's Tony Connelly – the indispensable Brexit reporter, breaking stories, explaining this intricate and unprecedented divorce, and building huge Twitter followings. *The author's own book recommendations are The Light that Failed: A Reckoning by Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes (Allen Lane, 2019) and The Road by Cormac McCarthy (Picador, 2006). Tim Gwynn Jones is an economic and political-risk analyst at Medley Advisors, who also writes the twenty4two newsletter on Substack and hosts the In The Room podcast series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

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In de laatste aflevering van deze serie onderzoeken we de machtspositie van Rutte, en daarmee die van Nederland in de Europese Unie.Terwijl nationale krachten in Europa groeien, vragen lidstaten steeds meer van de EU. Denk aan het gezamenlijk inkopen van vaccins, het beschermen van data van burgers tegen tech-giganten als Facebook, het vluchtelingenbeleid. Hoe speelt Rutte dit (machts)spel? En komt zijn verhaal voor de Nederlandse bühne overeen met zijn besluiten in Brussel? Hiervoor praten we met journalist en EU-expert Caroline de Gruyter.Het boek van Caroline de Gruyter heet ‘Beter wordt het niet'. Een briljant boek over de relatie tussen Oost- en West-Europa is ‘Falend licht' van Ivan Krastev en Stephen Holmes. Ga naar voor alle boeken uit de podcast naar: https://www.boekenwereld.com/wie-is-rutteWie moet er volgens jou centraal staan in het volgende seizoen van de Wie Is-reeks? Stem mee op: www.wieis.nl‘Wie is Rutte?' is een productie van VBK AudioLab en Uitgeverij Atlas Contact. Redactie is in handen van Rachel van de Pol en Simon Dikker Hupkes. Productie: Ellen van Dalsem, Hedi de Vree en Bart Jeroen Kiers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Über 400 Tage dauert der Krieg in der Ukraine nun. Er bringt nicht nur unermessliches Leid für Millionen von Menschen, sondern verändert die politische, wirtschaftliche und psychologische Landkarte Europas fundamental. Barbara Bleisch im Gespräch mit dem renommierten Osteuropakenner Ivan Krastev. Auch wenn er langsam durch andere Schlagzeilen verdrängt wird: Der Krieg in der Ukraine dauert an. Die Folgen sind verheerend: Ganze Städte sind zerstört, Felder und Häuser vermint, Millionen sind geflohen. Der Krieg verändere aber nicht nur die Ukraine selbst, sondern ganz Europa, vermutlich gar die ganze Welt, sagt Ivan Krastev. Entscheidend sei dabei nicht nur, was auf dem Schlachtfeld passiere, sondern auch, wer welcher Partei die Stimme gebe. Die Wahlen in den USA, in Russland, Polen und der Ukraine, aber auch in Taiwan werfen ihre langen Schatten voraus. Der aus Bulgarien stammende Politologe Ivan Krastev, der in Wien und in Sofia wohnt und eine der meistbeachteten Stimmen ist, wenn es darum geht, die politischen Bruchlinien dieser Zeit zu analysieren, sieht eine weltumspannende Krise des Liberalismus aufziehen, die sich an den Wahlurnen entscheiden wird und nicht in der Ukraine. Wie bleiben die Menschen als Gesellschaft resilient in der Krise? Was nährt den Liberalismus und weshalb ist es von zentraler Bedeutung, den Osten Europas zu begreifen, um die Welt zu verstehen? Barbara Bleisch fragt nach. Diese Sendung ist eine Wiederholung vom 22. Januar 2023.

Hva skjer med den internasjonale liberale verdensorden etter invasjonen i Ukraina? Hvor stor rolle vil kultur og identitetspolitikk spille i internasjonale relasjoner fremover? Hvordan kan vi forklare Putins vei til makten og hans posisjon i Russland? Opptak fra Civitakveld med Ivan Krastev, leder av Centre for Liberal Strategies, fellow ved Institute for Human Sciences, IWM Vienna, og forfatter av bøker som After Europe (2017), The Light that Failed (2018) og Is it Tomorrow Yet? (norsk 2020: Framtida er her nå).

A major new public opinion poll from ECFR indicates that, a year into Russia's war on Ukraine, the Western alliance is consolidating – but that there are divisions between the West and other global powers. These divergences range from their views of the conflict to their interpretations of democracy and their ambitions on the world stage. In this week's episode, the authors of the research – Mark Leonard, Timothy Garton Ash, and Ivan Krastev – discuss its main findings and the future of the world order. Does Europe have a strong role to play in a multipolar world, or will it forever live in the United States' shadow? How can the West use the desire in emerging powers to act on their own terms to its advantage? And what principles should drive Europe's engagement with those countries? This podcast was recorded on 18 February 2023. Further reading - United West, divided from the rest: Global public opinion one year into Russia's war on Ukraine by Timothy Garton Ash, Ivan Krastev & Mark Leonard https://ecfr.eu/publication/united-west-divided-from-the-rest-global-public-opinion-one-year-into-russias-war-on-ukraine/ Bookshelf - Homelands: A Personal History of Europe by Timothy Garton Ash - The Frontline by Serhii Plokhy - The Shape of the Ruins by Juan Gabriel Vásquez

330 Tage dauert der Krieg in der Ukraine nun. Er bringt unermessliches Leid über Millionen von Menschen, verändert aber auch die politische, wirtschaftliche und psychologische Landkarte Europas fundamental. Barbara Bleisch im Gespräch mit dem renommierten Osteuropaexperten Ivan Krastev. Bald ist es ein Jahr her, seit die russische Armee die Ukraine überfiel. Die Folgen sind verheerend: Ganze Städte sind zerstört, Felder und Häuser vermint, Millionen sind geflohen. Der Krieg verändere aber nicht nur die Ukraine selbst, sondern ganz Europa, vermutlich gar die ganze Welt, sagt Ivan Krastev. Entscheidend sei dabei nicht nur, was auf dem Schlachtfeld passiere, sondern auch, wer welcher Partei die Stimme gebe. Die Wahlen in den USA, in Russland, Polen und der Ukraine, aber auch in Taiwan werfen ihre langen Schatten voraus. Der aus Bulgarien stammende Politologe Ivan Krastev, der in Wien und in Sofia wohnt und eine der meistbeachteten Stimmen ist, wenn es darum geht, die politischen Bruchlinien dieser Zeit zu analysieren, sieht eine weltumspannende Krise des Liberalismus aufziehen, die sich an den Wahlurnen entscheiden wird und nicht in der Ukraine. Wie bleiben die Menschen als Gesellschaft resilient in der Krise? Was nährt den Liberalismus und weshalb ist es von zentraler Bedeutung, den Osten Europas zu begreifen, um die Welt zu verstehen? Barbara Bleisch fragt nach.

Observed from afar, Russia's invasion of Ukraine might appear to be a replay of the Cold War stand-off between Russia and the West. But according to political scientist Ivan Krastev a closer look complicates the picture. In a recent op-ed in the Financial Times Krastev argued that while America's allies in Europe came together in support of Ukraine, other states, especially Turkey, India and Saudi Arabia have offered a different response. Turkey's role in the Russia-Ukraine war is a classic example of middle power activism. President Tayyip Erdoğan has downplayed the country's identity as a NATO member at the same time as he has positioned his country as a potential mediator between Moscow and Kyiv. India has used the war to capitalise on Western sanctions and import cheap Russian gas. And the Saudis have cosied up to Beijing and Moscow as a reminder to the United States that the US/Saudi security alliance is not unconditional. Middle powers have different goals and agendas but they all share one fundamental feature: they are determined to sit at the table of global politics and have a say in shaping their own regions. On this episode, Krastev, with journalist and academic Philippa Thomas, explores the rising activism of middle powers and how it is reshaping the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Otázka, která v poslední době zaznívá čím dál častěji, a i odpověď sociologů a politických filozofů je čím dál častěji stejná: Motorem liberalismus byla od jaktěživa víra v budoucnost, říká bulharský filosof Ivan Krastev. Jeho německý kolega Andreas Reckwitz zase hovoří o neplnění společenské smlouvy, která slibovala věčný imperativ pokroku a vyšší blahobyt.

Otázka, která v poslední době zaznívá čím dál častěji, a i odpověď sociologů a politických filozofů je čím dál častěji stejná: Motorem liberalismus byla od jaktěživa víra v budoucnost, říká bulharský filosof Ivan Krastev. Jeho německý kolega Andreas Reckwitz zase hovoří o neplnění společenské smlouvy, která slibovala věčný imperativ pokroku a vyšší blahobyt.Všechny díly podcastu Názory a argumenty můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

9 November is a day of low and high points in history – moments of both loss and of joy. Some important examples include the Pogromnacht in 1938 or the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, which marked the end of the cold war. But 9 November 2007 was also the day that brought ECFR's 50 founding members together, united by a sense that the EU member states could combine their values and resources to become a prototype for a global open society. In this special episode, ECFR council member Mabel van Oranje hosts director Mark Leonard, as well as ECFR founding members Timothy Garton Ash, professor of European studies at the University of Oxford, and Ivan Krastev, chair of the board at the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia. They explore how the momentous historical events of 9 November can help Europeans make sense of the current moment of disorder. Is a reversal happening of the world order brought about by 9 November 1989? What has ECFR's role been in helping Europe find a strong, united voice and what will it be in the critical times ahead? And finally, can we expect a rebalancing of power in Europe after the war in Ukraine? This podcast was recorded on 9 November 2022.

Politicians all over the world use nationalism. They use it to win elections, and to stoke fear, and to gain and hold on to power. This form of nationalism is exclusive, based on ethnicity or race or religion. But is there another way? Emily Tamkin presents Nationalism Reimagined, a new series from the World Review podcast that will examine nationalism in its various guises in countries across the globe and look for an alternative approach. Can these divisive politics be countered by building a civic, liberal nationalism? In this first episode, we'll explore why this is a question worth asking. First, the political scientist Ivan Krastev will talk about what it means to expand nationalism. Then the Time journalist Yasmeen Serhan will look at examples of nationalism around the world and talk about why symbols matter. Podcast listeners can subscribe to the New Statesman for just £1 a week for 12 weeks using our special offer. Just visit newstatesman.com/podcastoffer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Europe's priorities have undergone a massive shift in response to Russia's aggression against Ukraine. Gideon talks to political scientist Ivan Krastev about how central Europe is gaining influence within the EU as a result of the Ukraine war.Clips: United Nations; France24More on this topic:EU to put price cap on Russian oil in new sanctions packageThe 90km journey that changed the course of the war in UkraineDenmark, Germany and Poland warn of ‘sabotage' after Nord Stream leaksEndless frictions with Brussels risk fuelling Euroscepticism in PolandThe EU should press Hungary hard on rule of lawSubscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Au sommaire: des voix de l'Iran qui se soulève; le nouvel ordre européen selon le politologue bulgare Ivan Krastev; pourquoi les référendums d'annexion en Ukraine sont des farces; et la Turquie qui accueille les Tatars fuyant l'Ukraine depuis le début de la guerre.

Sign up for Intelligence Squared Premium here: https://iq2premium.supercast.com/ for ad-free listening, bonus content, early access and much more. See below for details. Following the death of former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev this week, we dip into the archive for a discussion from 2019 when we invited three leading scholars to reflect on the fall of Communism under the watch of Gorbachev, a giant of 20th-century politics. Hosting the discussion is Brian Klaas, Associate Professor in Global Politics at University College London and author of Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us. Brian is joined by Ivan Krastev, opinion writer for the New York Times, chair of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia, and author of the acclaimed book After Europe. Timothy Garton Ash is Professor of European Studies at the University of Oxford and author of numerous books including Free Speech: Ten Principles for a Connected World. … We are incredibly grateful for your support. To become an Intelligence Squared Premium subscriber, follow the link: https://iq2premium.supercast.com/  Here's a reminder of the benefits you'll receive as a subscriber: Ad-free listening, because we know some of you would prefer to listen without interruption  One early episode per week Two bonus episodes per month A 25% discount on IQ2+, our exciting streaming service, where you can watch and take part in events live at home and enjoy watching past events on demand and without ads  A 15% discount and priority access to live, in-person events in London, so you won't miss out on tickets Our premium monthly newsletter  Intelligence Squared Merch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Bosnia and Herzegovina a dispute over a proposed new elections law has led to protests and concerns about the stability of the country. For more than 25 years since the Bosnian War ended in 1995 the country has been governed through a complex federal system intended to strike a balance between the three main ethnic groups: Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats. Many Bosnian Croats, however, now want changes that would, they say, give them better representation.Alix Kroeger speaks to Gerald Knaus, the chairman of the European Stability Initiative, a think tank focusing on south-eastern Europe and the enlargement of the European Union. He's been researching the two big European peace agreements of the 1990s: the Dayton Peace Accords in Bosnia and the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland. They discussed the parallels between the two, the role of the international community in Bosnia and the lessons for the war in Ukraine.Further reading:Jeremy Cliffe on Bosnia and the weakness of the West. Alix on the echoes of Bosnia in Ukraine.Ivan Krastev and Mark Leonard on the end of peace in Europe. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

New ECFR research captures European public opinion on Russia's war against Ukraine. It reveals that Europe's remarkable unity in the early days of the war is under threat from an emerging split – between those who want peace as soon as possible and those who favour justice for Ukraine. This week, senior policy fellow and head of ECFR's European Power programme, Susi Dennison, turns the tables on one of the report's authors, Mark Leonard, as he becomes a guest on his own podcast. They are joined by Leonard's co-author, ECFR founding board member and chair of the Centre for Liberal Strategies, Ivan Krastev to discuss the results of the poll and examine what this means for the European response to the war. What should European leaders do to bridge the fault lines and maintain unity? And how important is Ukraine's EU membership application?

Guests featured in this episode:Stephen Holmes, the Walter E. Mayer Professor of Law and co-director of the Center on Law and Security at New York University. Stephen has been the recipient of prestigious fellowships from, among others, the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, the Wissenschaftkolleg in Berlin, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the IWM in Vienna. Between 1994 and 1996, he served as Director of the Soros Foundation program for promoting legal reform in Russia and Eastern Europe, and was also named Carnegie Scholar in 2003-2005 for his work on Russian legal reform. He is also the co-author of The Light that Failed: A Reckoning  with Ivan Krastev, a book that details the ride of authoritarian antiliberalism in Russia.  GLOSSARYWhat is the Kievan Rus ?(00:8:11 or p.2 in the transcript) Kievan Rus (862-1242) was a medieval political federation located in modern-day Belarus, Ukraine, and part of Russia (the latter named for the Rus, a Scandinavian people). The name Kievan Rus is a modern-day (19th century) designation but has the same meaning as 'land of the Rus,' which is how the region was known in the Middle Ages.The Rus ruled from the city of Kiev (also given as Kyiv) and so 'Kievan Rus' simply meant "the lands of the Rus of Kiev". The Rus are first mentioned in the Annals of Saint-Bertin which records their presence in a diplomatic mission from Constantinople to the court of Louis the Pious (r. 814-840) in 839. The annals claim they were Swedes, and this is possible, but their ethnicity has never been firmly established. Source:  What was the crisis and annexation of Crimea ? (00:08:38 or p.2 in the transcript) As pro-Russian protesters became increasingly assertive in Crimea, groups of armed men whose uniforms lacked any clear identifying marks surrounded the airports in Simferopol and Sevastopol.. Masked gunmen occupied the Crimean parliament building and raised a Russian flag, as pro-Russian lawmakers dismissed the sitting government and installed Sergey Aksyonov, the leader of the Russian Unity Party, as Crimea's prime minister. On March 6 the Crimean parliament voted to secede from Ukraine and join the Russian Federation, with a public referendum on the matter scheduled for March 16, 2014. On the day of the referendum, observers noted numerous irregularities in the voting process, including the presence of armed men at polling stations, and the result was an overwhelming 97 percent in favour of joining Russia On March 18 Putin met with Aksyonov and other regional representatives and signed a treaty incorporating Crimea into the Russian Federation. Western governments protested the move. Within hours of the treaty's signing, a Ukrainian soldier was killed when masked gunmen stormed a Ukrainian military base outside Simferopol. Russian troops moved to occupy bases throughout the peninsula, including Ukrainian naval headquarters in Sevastopol, as Ukraine initiated the evacuation of some 25,000 military personnel and their families from Crimea. On March 21 after the ratification of the annexation treaty by the Russian parliament, Putin signed a law formally integrating Crimea into Russia. Source:  Democracy in Question? is brought to you by:• Central European University: CEU• The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD• The Podcast Company: Novel Follow us on social media!• Central European University: @CEU• Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentreSubscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listened to, you can support us by leaving a review and sharing our podcast in your networks! 

This week, International Horizons showcases an interview by RBI and EU Studies Center director John Torpey with political scientist Ivan Krastev about how Russia's invasion of Ukraine will affect the balance of power in Europe, transatlantic relations, and the future of democracy. How does the war change existing political divisions, and what should the role of NATO of the U.S. government be? This event took place on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, as the Otto and Fran Walter Memorial Lecture, organized by the EU Studies Center of the Ralph Bunche Institute and by Graduate Center Presents public programs. Ivan Krastev is chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia, Bulgaria, and permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna, as well as an author and contributor to the NY Times Opinion page.

Not much has gone right for Vladimir Putin since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began. Ian Bremmer speaks to political scientist and author Ivan Krastev, who believes Putin has the autocrat's curse: his back is against the wall because he can't be perceived as weak. Krastev unpacks many of Putin's problems, including his expectations about the "special operation" and how badly he misread Ukrainians. Why did Putin miscalculate so deeply? Krastev offers three explanations: Putin never accepted that the Soviet Union collapsed because communism did; he thought the West was in such decline that he'd get away with the invasion; and a sense that time is running out, because the 70-year-old Putin wants to fix all of Russia's problems in his lifetime.   But how does the Russian leader feel about the war so far? Krastev believes he's definitely not happy with what's going on, but views himself as fighting a longer and more consequential battle with the West. Krastev, who is known for his recent book, "After Europe," also talks about Putin's fears about Russia's future and its shrinking demographics, noting that no one in Russia is even allowed to discuss "life after Putin."

Not much has gone right for Vladimir Putin since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began. Ian Bremmer speaks to political scientist and author Ivan Krastev, who believes Putin has the autocrat's curse: his back is against the wall because he can't be perceived as weak. Krastev unpacks many of Putin's problems, including his expectations about the "special operation" and how badly he misread Ukrainians.   Why did Putin miscalculate so deeply? Krastev offers three explanations: Putin never accepted that the Soviet Union collapsed because communism did; he thought the West was in such decline that he'd get away with the invasion; and a sense that time is running out, because the 70-year-old Putin wants to fix all of Russia's problems in his lifetime.   But how does the Russian leader feel about the war so far? Krastev believes he's definitely not happy with what's going on, but views himself as fighting a longer and more consequential battle with the West. Krastev, who is known for his recent book, "After Europe," also talks about Putin's fears about Russia's future and its shrinking demographics, noting that no one in Russia is even allowed to discuss "life after Putin." Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform, to receive new episodes as soon as they're published.

Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has transformed Europe within a matter of weeks. A continent once fractured by the refugee crisis is now taking in millions of refugees. Countries such as Germany have made considerable pledges to increase military spending. The European Union said it would cut off Russian oil and gas “well before 2030” — a once unthinkable prospect. The European project seems more confident in itself than at any other time in recent history.But some European countries are also seeing trends in the opposite direction. This month in Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's nationalist government won re-election easily. The far-right leader Marine Le Pen lost this past weekend's French presidential election to the incumbent, Emmanuel Macron, but secured a significant 41.5 percent of the vote, up from 33.9 percent in 2017. And nationalist movements — Brexit in Britain, the Five Star Movement in Italy and others — have become potent political forces in recent years.So what's next for Europe? Will Putin's invasion reinvigorate the collective European project? Or will the continent revert to its preinvasion path of fracture, division and nationalism?Ivan Krastev is the chairman of the Center for Liberal Strategies in Sofia, Bulgaria and the author of numerous books, including “After Europe” and, with Stephen Holmes, “The Light That Failed: Why the West Is Losing the Fight for Democracy.” He's also one of my favorite people to talk to on the subject of Europe, liberalism, democracy and the tensions therein.We discuss how European identity went from revolving around war to being centered on economic trade, why Europe has treated the Ukrainian refugee crisis so differently from previous refugee crises, how the West's overly economic understanding of human motivation blinded it to Putin's plans, what the relative success of politicians like Le Pen and Orban means for the future of Europe, how fears of demographic change can help explain phenomena as different as Putin's invasion and Donald Trump's election, whether Putin's invasion can reawaken an exhausted European liberalism and much more.Mentioned:“The End of History?” by Francis FukuyamaThe End of History and the Last Man by Francis Fukuyama“We Are All Living in Vladimir Putin's World Now” by Ivan Krastev“The Crisis of American Power: How Europeans See Biden's America” by Ivan Krastev“The Power of the Past: How Nostalgia Shapes European Public Opinion” by Catherine E. de Vries and Isabell Hoffmann from Bertelsmann StiftungBook Recommendations:Free by Lea YpiThe Age of Unpeace by Mark LeonardTime Shelter by Georgi GospodinovThoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com.You can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of “The Ezra Klein Show” at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast, and you can find Ezra on Twitter @ezraklein. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs.“The Ezra Klein Show” is produced by Annie Galvin, Jeff Geld and Rogé Karma; fact-checking by Michelle Harris; original music by Isaac Jones; mixing by Jeff Geld; audience strategy by Shannon Busta. Our executive producer is Irene Noguchi. Special thanks to Kristin Lin and Kristina Samulewski.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is one of the biggest and most confusing political events of our lifetimes. We aim to bring some clarity in this special four-part series from Vox Conversations and host Zack Beauchamp, The War in Ukraine, Explained. In part four, Zack speaks with author, political scientist, and scholar of European politics Ivan Krastev. They discuss the reverberations of Russia's invasion of Ukraine across Europe, from a sudden change of course in Germany and elections in France to the threatened intellectual foundations of the European Union nations' shared postwar identity, and how the war in Ukraine will shape the EU's future relations with the U.S. and China — and the future of Europe itself. Host: Zack Beauchamp (@zackbeauchamp), Senior Correspondent, Vox Guest: Ivan Krastev, political scientist; chairman, Centre for Liberal Strategies; permanent fellow, Institute for Human Sciences, IWM Vienna References:  The Light That Failed: Why the West is Losing the Fight for Democracy by Stephen Holmes and Ivan Krastev (Pegasus; 2020) "We Are All Living in Vladimir Putin's World Now" by Ivan Krastev (New York Times; Feb. 27) "How the Weak Win Wars: A Theory of Asymmetric Conflict" by Ivan Arreguín-Toft (International Security, vol. 26 (1); 2001) Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 by Tony Judt (Penguin; 2006) The Idea of India by Sunil Khilnani (FSG; 1997) Enjoyed this episode? Rate Vox Conversations ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Vox Conversations by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Support Vox Conversations by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts This episode was made by:  Producer: Erikk Geannikis Editor: Amy Drozdowska Engineer: Paul Robert Mounsey Deputy Editorial Director, Vox Talk: Amber Hall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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