We had long thought that cleptocracy is something safely distanced from Europe and, therefore, related to African and Latin American political classes. What strikes us now, however, is the fact that we witness its strong presence in Europe. What is happening in Eastern Europe now may well be described as the revolt of crooks, thieves and cheats who make up the political classes nowadays.(Tęsti...)
By Leonidas Donskis
It was with sound reason that the French philosopher Andre Glucksmann has just recently exploded with devastating criticism of the European Union for its failure to support the spirit of freedom and the craving for liberty so potently manifest in the Middle East and in the Arab world.(Tęsti...)
By Leonidas Donskis
During my last visit to Washington, D.C., where I participated in a timely and good conference on the historical memory and justice in Eastern Europe at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, I had a pleasant morning read of newspapers. Suddenly my attention was caught by the letter of a Russian journalist published in The Wall Street Journal (Friday, November 12, 2010).(Tęsti...)