Quotes by Ivan Krastev

Transparency is not about restoring trust in institutions. Transparency is the politics of managing mistrust.

America gave the world the notion of the melting pot - an alchemical cooking device wherein diverse ethnic and religious groups voluntarily mix together, producing a new, American identity. And while critics may argue that the melting pot is a national myth, it has tenaciously informed the Americas collective imagination.

Russians clearly perceive Americas global influence as being in irreversible decline and American society shattered by major political, economic and ideological crises.