Democracy has always been in crisis: democracy is all about practicing the art of bearable dissatisfaction. In democratic societies, people often complain about their leaders and their institutions. The gap between the ideal democracy and the existing one cannot be… — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
The crisis of democracy in the West is not the result of falling in love with another system. In Europe and America people who are disillusioned with democracy do not dream about the Chinese model or any other form of… — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
America gave the world the notion of the melting pot - an alchemical cooking device wherein diverse ethnic and religious groups voluntarily mix together,… — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
Transparency is not about restoring trust in institutions. Transparency is the politics of managing mistrust. — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
[It's] difficult to engage people in politics when they believe that what really matters is where they personally stand. — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
For the European Union, Russia is as important politically and economically as China is to the U.S. — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
The post-Cold War order in Europe is finished, with Vladimir Putin its executioner. Russia's invasion of Georgia only marked its passing. Russia has emerged… — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
The United States and Russia probably do not have common aims and dreams, but they have common worries: Both Washington and Moscow are concerned… — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
It is people's willingness to take personal risks and confront the powerful by daring to speak the truth, not the truth itself, that ultimately… — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
Living in truth cannot be reduced to having access to full information. — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
True, Putin's Russia does not dream of joining the E.U., but Russia's stability depends on preserving the European nature of its regime. — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
The Church of TED is very optimistic. Bulgarians are some of the most pessimistic in the world. There are the Happy, the Unhappy and… — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
For the Kremlin, it is more feasible to preserve its great-power status in cooperation with the United States than in confrontation. — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
Remember, until the 1970s, the spread of democracy has always been accompanied by the decline of inequality. The more democratic our societies have been,… — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
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