Harde discussies in talkshows. Verscherping van debatten in de Tweede Kamer. Avondklokrellen. Klimaatgekkies. Brexit. De bestorming van het Amerikaanse Capitool. In Nederland maar ook daarbuiten lijken we getuigen te zijn van toenemende polarisatie. Tegenstellingen tussen groepen nemen toe en mensen komen steeds sterker tegenover elkaar te staan. Voor het desastreuze effect van groeiende belangenconflicten wordt vaak gewaarschuwd. De fundamenten van de democratische rechtsstaat kunnen erdoor ...

Na jaren van relatieve rust kreeg de Europese Unie de ene crisis na de andere te verwerken. Van de financiële crisis tot de oorlog in Oekraïne. Van de Brexit tot de pandemie. Aanvankelijk wist de Unie niet hoe ze met zo’n crisissen om moest gaan. Maar beetje bij beetje, crisis na crisis, hebben we sneller en krachtiger teruggeslagen. We hebben getoond dat we weerbaar en veerkrachtig kunnen zijn in een wereld die onzekerder en ontstabieler is geworden.In De comeback van Europa beschrijft E...

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