The Light That Deceived Hopes: Why the West Is Losing the Fight for Democracy
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The Light That Deceived Hopes: Why the West Is Losing the Fight for Democracy
14.99 €
The era of great change, which was supposed to come after the collapse of communism and the end of history, was not a time of real transformation of states according to the Western model, but of imitation, often very superficial. But pretense sooner or later leads to a backlash. After three decades of playing by Western rules, many “students” are tired of tolerating the moral superiority of “teachers” – especially since Western countries themselves have been far from ideal, having shown numerous cases of corruption, war crimes, disregard for human rights and restrictions on freedom of speech.
Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes analyze the politics of Eastern Europe, as well as Russia, the United States and China. Russia, according to the authors, eventually moved from imitating the Western socio-political system to parody of American foreign policy adventurism. In the United States, Trump is actively destroying the notion of American exceptionalism and missionary foreign policy, because he believes that such an ideology holds back the country’s economic development. China, on the other hand, offers a society without ideology or moral compass, a model that many countries share.
Krastev and Holmes do not provide a recipe for a new ideological platform for the world, but explain why nationalism and authoritarianism have risen in many countries.
Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes analyze the politics of Eastern Europe, as well as Russia, the United States and China. Russia, according to the authors, eventually moved from imitating the Western socio-political system to parody of American foreign policy adventurism. In the United States, Trump is actively destroying the notion of American exceptionalism and missionary foreign policy, because he believes that such an ideology holds back the country’s economic development. China, on the other hand, offers a society without ideology or moral compass, a model that many countries share.
Krastev and Holmes do not provide a recipe for a new ideological platform for the world, but explain why nationalism and authoritarianism have risen in many countries.
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