In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Europe has lost control of its political destiny, economy, and environment.
Boaventura de Sousa Santos
Boaventura de Sousa Santos is the Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Coimbra (Portugal). His most recent book is Decolonising the University: The Challenge of Deep Cognitive Justice. (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2021).
The West Is Experiencing a Contraction of Its Power, Not Necessarily Its Decline
By the middle of the last century, the West had shrunk so much that several newly independent countries made the decision to align themselves neither with the West nor the Soviet bloc.
Why Won’t Europe Call for an End to This War?
Information wars are always based on a mixture of selective truths, half-truths, and blatant lies.
Europe Is Sleepwalking Into Another World War
Seeing through non-European lenses, Europe and United States stand haughtily all but alone, probably capable of winning one battle, but on their way to certain defeat in the war of history.
Why Europe Needs to Take a Hard Look at Itself
Its leaders did not and do not have what it takes to deal with the Ukraine crisis.