Ivan Krastev

As China is about adaptation, not transformation, it is unlikely to change the world dramatically should it ever assume the global driver's…

— Ivan Krastev

The E.U. cannot act as guardian of the post-Cold War status quo without risking a collapse of Europe's current institutional infrastructure.

— Ivan Krastev

Authoritarianism is not pretending anymore to be a real alternative to democracy, but we can see many more authoritarian practices and styles…

— Ivan Krastev

Any unveiling is also veiling. No matter how transparent our governments want to be, governments will be selectively transparent.

— Ivan Krastev

In 2008, Putin's message was, 'We aren't like a Central Asian republic, we aren't going to build a personalistic regime, we will…

— Ivan Krastev