What if it is not at all incoherent? What if, on the contrary, the way in which the United States has just reaffirmed its long-standing ties with the Saudi Kingdom while at the same time naming the Crown Prince as the instigator of Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination set a precedent for a new doctrine?
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The return of Alexeï Navalny to Russia, his new convictions, the demonstrations that followed and the brutality of their repression, the humiliating way in which Sergueï Lavrov received the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, in Moscow – all of this has given rise to many debates in the European Parliament.
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Statement on Myanmar at the Foreign Affairs Committee
There are two things involved in this inadmissible coup by the Burmese generals: the nobility of some people, and - have no fear of words - the infamy of others. In defence of the elections, of their freedom, of democracy and of their human dignity, some people take to the streets, armed only with their courage and fuelled only by their indignation.
We, parliamentarians from across Europe committed to a rules-based global order, share serious concerns about President Trump’s plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the imminent prospect of Israeli annexation of West Bank territory. We are deeply worried about the precedent this would set for international relations at large.
She was taken aback by my interest for her country. She could not imagine that a Frenchman could be curious to know more about Austria, and as I told her that I had lived in Vienna, known Kreisky and just written a book which delved into the question of the coalition between the political right and the extreme right Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ), Claudia Gamon’s eyes widened with surprise.
30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, many doubts are voiced. Only 38 percent of Germans would consider that reunification was a success; do divisions still exist? Do the economic gaps between the former GDR and the rest of Germany, broadly speaking, reflect the image of a two-speed Europe?
by YASCHA MOUNK - Harvard University Press 2018
Yascha Mounk’s book published last year conquers both university reading rooms, but also many other agoras of intellectuals. Only last month, I participated in two panel discussions inspired by the book - in such different places as Istanbul and Łódź. Here the reader can find a summary of the book - which I truly recommend.
