As China is about adaptation, not transformation, it is unlikely to change the world dramatically should it ever assume the global driver's seat. But this does not mean that China won't exploit that world for its own purposes. Ivan Krastev adaptationassumechange share on social
Democracy has always been in crisis: democracy is all about practicing the art of bearable dissatisfaction. In democratic societies, people often complain about their leaders and their institutions. The gap between the ideal democracy and the existing one cannot be bridged. Ivan Krastev artbearablebridge share on social
America is a nation of immigrants, but it is also a nation of people who never emigrate. Notably, Americans living outside the United States are not called emigrants, but 'expats.' Ivan Krastev americaamericancall Change image and share on social
America is militarily overstretched, politically polarized and financially indebted. Ivan Krastev americafinanciallyindebted Change image and share on social
For the Kremlin, it is more feasible to preserve its great-power status in cooperation with the United States than in confrontation. Ivan Krastev confrontationcooperationfeasible Change image and share on social
Before, revolutions used to have ideological names. They could be communist, they could be liberal, they could be fascist or Islamic. Now, the revolutions are called under the medium which is most used. You have Facebook revolutions, Twitter revolutions. The content doesn't matter anymore - the problem is the media. Ivan Krastev anymorecallcommunist share on social
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 what humiliation means. Ivan Krastev bigdebatefact share on social
Remember, until the 1970s, the spread of democracy has always been accompanied by the decline of inequality. The more democratic our societies have been, the more equal they have been becoming. Now we have the reverse tendency. The spread of democracy now is very much accompanied by the increase in inequality. Ivan Krastev 1970saccompanydecline share on social
Regimes like the one in Russia are stabilized by the fact that they have no ideology. There is really no ideological means to attack them. Ivan Krastev attackfactideological Change image and share on social
Bulgaria has been deindustrialized by interest groups who extracted state assets like oil states extract the oil in their ground. Ivan Krastev assetbulgariadeindustrialized Change image and share on social