Madly, in All Directions Madly, in All Directions
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Dreams and Visions

Madly, in All Directions

Ivan Krastev
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When Mike Campbell is asked in Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises about his money troubles, he vividly describes how one becomes bankrupt: “Two ways. Gradually, and then suddenly.” The same is true in banking and in politics. Both are in mortal fear of a run on themselves.

While the Eurosceptic parties did not prevail, their strong showing in the 2019 European Parliament elections is a signal that the risk of the EU’s

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