Germany, because of the fact and the perception of a special relationship with Russia, is the only one who can influence Russian debate. Russians also believe that Germans understand them best because they've been through a big war and know… — 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
Transparency is not about restoring trust in institutions. Transparency is the politics of managing mistrust. — Ivan Krastev Copy Share
[It's] difficult to engage people in politics when they believe that what really matters is where they personally stand. — Ivan Krastev Copy Share
For the European Union, Russia is as important politically and economically as China is to the U.S. — Ivan Krastev Copy Share
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Russians clearly perceive America's global influence as being in irreversible decline and American society shattered by major political, economic and ideological crises. — Ivan Krastev Copy Share
Democracy has always been in crisis: democracy is all about practicing the art of bearable dissatisfaction. In democratic societies, people often complain about their… — Ivan Krastev Copy Share
