Ivan Krastev

Ivan Krastev

The author is a Bulgarian political scientist; is the president of the Center for Liberal Strategies in Sofia

Number of articles: 41
The Age of the Middleman
Ivan Krastev

Ivan Krastev

The Age of the Middleman

May 18, 2026, 10:00 a.m
Trump's revolutionary sense of time
Ivan Krastev

Ivan Krastev

Trump's revolutionary sense of time

April 1, 2026, 10:00 p.m 1
NATO at the trampozoic
Ivan Krastev

Ivan Krastev

NATO at the trampozoic

February 2, 2026, 09:01 p.m
If Putin and Xi lived forever
Ivan Krastev

Ivan Krastev

If Putin and Xi lived forever

September 27, 2025, 10:00 h 1
When the fight against corruption slips into corruption

Europe

When the fight against corruption slips into corruption

August 7, 2025, 06:15 p.m
Trump's revolution is coming to Europe
Ivan Krastev

Ivan Krastev

Trump's revolution is coming to Europe

July 4, 2025, 10:45 a.m 2
Some EU leaders can't live with Trump, others can't live without him

Europe

Some EU leaders can't live with Trump, others can't live without him

28 June 2025, 07:15 h 2
Ukraine and Trump's Eastern Policy
Ivan Krastev

Ivan Krastev

Ukraine and Trump's Eastern Policy

May 13, 2025, 10:00 a.m
The Trump Revolution and Europe
Ivan Krastev

Ivan Krastev

The Trump Revolution and Europe

March 18, 2025, 10:45 p.m
Europe is not Trump's toy
Ivan Krastev

Ivan Krastev

Europe is not Trump's toy

January 28, 2025, 10:45 p.m 1
A lesson for the survival of liberal Europe
Ivan Krastev

Ivan Krastev

A lesson for the survival of liberal Europe

December 25, 2024, 10:45 p.m 1
Putin is in no hurry
Ivan Krastev

Ivan Krastev

Putin is in no hurry

October 29, 2024, 11:26 p.m 5
Rise of frozen democracies
Ivan Krastev

Ivan Krastev

Rise of frozen democracies

September 19, 2024, 10:45 h
Democracy without a future
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Leonard Benardo

Democracy without a future

3 June 2024, 10:00 h
The specter of Trump's return
Ivan Krastev

Ivan Krastev

The specter of Trump's return

April 13, 2024, 10:00 p.m 1 52
Does the West have a sustainable strategy for Ukraine?

Europe

Does the West have a sustainable strategy for Ukraine?

November 17, 2023, 06:45 p.m 8
Polish paradox
Ivan Krastev

Ivan Krastev

Polish paradox

October 30, 2023, 10:00 p.m
The rule of collective Putin
Ivan Krastev

Ivan Krastev

The rule of collective Putin

July 21, 2023, 10:00 a.m 3
Democracies hardly tolerate drama
Ivan Krastev

Ivan Krastev

Democracies hardly tolerate drama

April 20, 2023, 10:00 p.m
Global elections will shape the outcome of the war in Ukraine

Global elections will shape the outcome of the war in Ukraine

January 6, 2023, 13:00 p.m 6
Europe after the war in Ukraine
Ivan Krastev

Ivan Krastev

Europe after the war in Ukraine

December 12, 2022, 10:00 p.m 1
Gorbachev, a loser without a reason
Ivan Krastev

Ivan Krastev

Gorbachev, a loser without a reason

September 7, 2022, 09:10 h 2
The failure of the EU is most visible in the Balkans

Europe

The failure of the EU is most visible in the Balkans

August 2, 2022, 06:45 p.m 9
The West cannot turn its back on ordinary Russians

Europe

The West cannot turn its back on ordinary Russians

March 13, 2022, 06:45 p.m 23 107
Putin's world
Ivan Krastev

Ivan Krastev

Putin's world

March 3, 2022, 09:10 p.m 6 46
From the "silent majority" to the unvaccinated minority

Europe

From the "silent majority" to the unvaccinated minority

December 28, 2021, 07:00 p.m 11
Germany and the struggle for liberal democracy in Europe
Ivan Krastev

Ivan Krastev

Germany and the struggle for liberal democracy in Europe

October 4, 2021, 10:45 p.m
Compromise with populists
Ivan Krastev

Ivan Krastev

Compromise with populists

January 4, 2021, 10:00 p.m 1
The seven paradoxes of the corona
Ivan Krastev

Ivan Krastev

The seven paradoxes of the corona

July 8, 2020, 09:10 a.m
Why do Central European nationalists love Israel so much?
Ivan Krastev

Ivan Krastev

Why do Central European nationalists love Israel so much?

March 29, 2019, 11:25 p.m