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How the disruptive policies and behaviour of Xi, Trump, Putin and Erdogan are confounding and frustrating Europe and what Europe needs to do to better handle them.
Intelligent and elegant prose on a critical issue of contemporary politics, in a book with narrative pace and real depth.
This is a bold, erudite and original historical and comparative study of the logic of embodied sovereign power. Kribbe forensically examines the style of politics practiced by strongmen like Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Donald Trump, and warns that Europe needs to understand and engage with the phenomenon. This harsh blast of reality looks at the world as it is rather than what defenders of 'rules-based' order would like it to be. The sophisticated analysis draws no simplistic conclusions but has some profound policy implications.
Kribbe's masterly work offers an intriguing account of the new reality of power diplomacy and a lucid and rigorous analysis of how the new wave of authoritarian leaders is shaping the current international (dis)order. This honest and frank assessment of Europe's vulnerabilities is a most timely wake-up call and a plea for an urgent switch of mindset. Kribbe's message is clear and unmistakable: Europe needs to live up to the challenge of the strongmen's world.
A timely book which reminds us that the victory of liberal democracies in the Cold War was ephemeral. Liberal democrats need to demonstrate their own fortitude and prove that the strongman who disregards international norms ... will not be able to succeed.
Intelligent and elegant prose on a critical issue of contemporary politics, in a book with narrative pace and real depth.
This is a bold, erudite and original historical and comparative study of the logic of embodied sovereign power. Kribbe forensically examines the style of politics practiced by strongmen like Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Donald Trump, and warns that Europe needs to understand and engage with the phenomenon. This harsh blast of reality looks at the world as it is rather than what defenders of 'rules-based' order would like it to be. The sophisticated analysis draws no simplistic conclusions but has some profound policy implications.
Kribbe's masterly work offers an intriguing account of the new reality of power diplomacy and a lucid and rigorous analysis of how the new wave of authoritarian leaders is shaping the current international (dis)order. This honest and frank assessment of Europe's vulnerabilities is a most timely wake-up call and a plea for an urgent switch of mindset. Kribbe's message is clear and unmistakable: Europe needs to live up to the challenge of the strongmen's world.
A powerful, provocative and polished statement of the central predicament that Europe faces in a world that increasingly pivots around strength. For those who dare to face reality, [it is] a remorseless analysis of how the world is changing – and how Europe must change with it.
A timely book which reminds us that the victory of liberal democracies in the Cold War was ephemeral. Liberal democrats need to demonstrate their own fortitude and prove that the strongman who disregards international norms ... will not be able to succeed.
Hans Kribbe has a PhD in political theory from the London School of Economics. He has worked as a speech writer and special adviser to European Commissioners responsible for the single market, taxation and competition policy. He was a senior partner at a European government advisory firm in Brussels where, until 2015, he advised Vladimir Putin’s press and communications team at the Kremlin.