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The annual Debates are held in memory of Dr. Sergei V. Kortunov, a Russian political scientist and the author of many publications on national security and identity. In 2021, the Debates will take ... ... (Moscow time, GMT+3). The topic of the meeting: Should growing economic inequality around the world be blamed for the rise of populism?
Speakers:
Katrina Burgess
, Associate Professor of Political Economy; Director, Henry J. Leir Institute, The Fletcher ...
... Latvia’s Saeima. However, none of those developments had any noticeable consequences.
Thus, the prediction that the political systems in the Baltic states would be preserved in spite of seemingly revolutionary election results panned out. The anti-Russian narrative continues to be a factor that determines the foreign policy of the Baltic states and has a significant influence on their internal life.
As predicted, the Lithuanian presidential elections demonstrated that the people were looking for ...
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. I cannot agree with those politicians and public figures from Emmanuel Macron to George Soros, who consider the rise of populism a mortal threat to the European Union. I think it is an obvious exaggeration. Moreover, Europe needs populists, both ... ... page in the strained relations between the two sides and start an entirely new chapter. I do not share the enthusiasm of many Russian politicians and experts about an imminent political revolution (or, should we say — counter-revolution?) in Europe.
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... uncontrolled migration or improving relations with Russia appears to be more responsible and promising for stabilizing th situation in Europe, than the position of traditional centrist forces on these issues. Therefore, the arguments of those who accuse Russia of sympathizing with mainstream currents of New Populism allegedly with the aim to split up the EU, are not convincing. In fact, the reverse is true: Russia is at loggerheads with the British conservatives, who are main contributors to undermining European integration.
New Populism is often compared ...
