@philipstephens with his version of the fashionable narrative of Western decline. ft.com/content/bea748…
@philipstephens Understandable against the backdrop of Brexit: "The real damage, though, was done at home."
@philipstephens Yet the fact that autocrats and nationalists strike back against liberal order should not come as a surprise. Liberalism must become more competitive and robust -- accept the challenge, assert its principles and push back. 1989 in that perspective remains a breakthrough.
