We release the 3rd issue of 2018 Aspen.Review, this time with the title The Face of Europe. Look with us at the picture revealing the multiple faces of the past and today’s Europe – this time we offer different views on Europe facing topical issues, such as liberal democracy, integration or populism.

We are happy to share with you this topic in the newest Aspen Review articles, interviews, and comments. We’re looking forward to your feedback!

The Face of Europe

Europe has been changing. How many faces and what kind of faces does it have? Where does the border of European wealth and political culture lie? Should we expect deeper integration of the EU in the years to come? Get to know the real face(s) of Europe.

With the exit of Britain from the EU, many non-eurozone members feel that further integration could become solely dependent on the Franco-German axis.—Eoin Drea

 

 

EU leaders need to be prepared to take courageous and timely decisions in areas they tried to avoid so far.—Mikuláš Dzurinda

In his interview, the former Slovakian Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda talks about overpromising and underdelivering in the current politics, while people worry about the rapidly changing conditions around them. The EU needs something more than a mere face-lift, he says.

According to Philipp Bagus, Europe stands at a crossroads and it is the euro’s future that will decide whether Europe chooses centralization or liberty. Read more in the article Dangerous March towards European Superstate.

And our AYLP alumnus, an architect and urban activist Matúš Vallo, will show you the Slovak Time of Trial. Let’s see what the future months will bring to us.

Building a proper European army, along with a relevant defensive strategy, would help persuade Central and Eastern Europe to support deeper EU integration.—Jan Sowa

Besides the cover story read articles on other topics: the former Czech PM Vladimír Špidla wrote a Few Notes on a Strategy for the EU Budget and Ilda G. Tóth reports on Startups in Hungary. You can also read about the book The Future of Freedom by Fareed Zakaria. Discover more in this issue!

The popularity of liberal governments never lasted long—more often than not they were denounced for real or imagined corruption, lacking ideals, or being oblivious to the fate of “the common man.”—Krzysztof Stefan Iszkowski

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And the next issue? You can already be looking forward to the Aspenian energy of the future, next time in the cover story Future of Energy. Stay tuned and enjoy the reading!

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Jenda Žáček
Publishing Editor of Aspen.Review