Author: Ivan Krastev

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Living in truth cannot be reduced to having access to full information.

Living in truth cannot be reduced to having access to full information.

- Ivan Krastev

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.

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

A more stable relationship between Poland and Russia based on reconciliation might revive the reunification of Europe.

A more stable relationship between Poland and Russia based on reconciliation might revive the reunification of Europe.

- Ivan Krastev

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 leads to change.

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 leads to change.

- Ivan Krastev

Transparency is not about restoring trust in institutions. Transparency is the politics of managing mistrust.

Transparency is not about restoring trust in institutions. Transparency is the politics of managing mistrust.

- 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.

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

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