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Charlemagne: How Trump, Putin and Erdogan unsettle the EU | The Economist

How Trump, Putin and Erdogan unsettle the EU

Liberal values and the rule of law meet capricious populism
Print edition | Europe
May 25th 2017

THE mood is brighter in Europe these days. It has not, admittedly, taken much to lift the spirits: reckless extremists came second, not first, in elections in Austria, the Netherlands and France; economic growth has accelerated beyond a snail’s pace; and Brexit, though probably disastrous for Britain, may not be catastrophic for Europe. Still, even the return of normality is a relief for a continent that has spent the past few years battling crises.

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