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Sorry to have to contradict you there, Mr President. It doesn’t boil down to a simple binary choice like that. Yes, these may be hectic times, but diplomacy is all about embracing complexity rather than simplistic one-liners.
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We collectively missed the train of history in 2011, when the EU did not stand up for human rights and democracy in our neighbourhood but preferred to swallow the old lie that authoritarianism means stability. Here’s a topical article by @Mikepeeljourno: ft.com/content/db796d…
“Realpolitik means that you have to talk in a world of craziness with the crazy people and the totalitarian people,” says an EU member-state diplomat. “You cannot just live on your tiny island and say you are not concerned.” 👈 I swear there’s a chap like this in every EU meeting
