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Ivan Krastev, Political Scientist: “European Excessive Pessimism Is a Stupidity, a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy”

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Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Ottomans and Slavs: the threads that intertwine the streets of Sofia tell a millennial story. In the Bulgarian capital, the scars of communism still dialogue with the evanescent promises of liberalism. Newly arrived from Vienna, political scientist Ivan Krastev (Lukovit, 60) receives at the headquarters of the Center for Liberal Strategies. The aim is to make him reflect aloud on Europe. The interview is delayed for a…

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Ivan Krastev, Political Scientist: “European Excessive Pessimism Is a Stupidity, a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy”

Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Ottomans and Slavs: the threads that intertwine the streets of Sofia tell a millennial story. In the Bulgarian capital, the scars of communism still dialogue with the evanescent promises of liberalism. Newly arrived from Vienna, political scientist Ivan Krastev (Lukovit, 60) receives at the headquarters of the Center for Liberal Strategies. The aim is to make him reflect aloud on Europe. The interview is delayed for a…

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