2017 seen as turning point for liberal democracies

The author argues that Western democracies will be further challenged in 2017, as populist parties are expected to make gains in Europe, while China and Russia increasingly set the global agenda, taking advantage of a US withdrawal.

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+ ECFR: Podcast, 07.02.17: Mark’s World in 30 Minutes: Discussing the Counter-revolution with M. Ignatieff - ECFR’s director Mark Leonard met with Michael Ignatieff, the former leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and one of the most thoughtful historians of liberalism on the 7 February 2017. Together they looked at the future of the liberal order following Donald Trump's election and the rise of several illiberal powers elsewhere in the world.

ESO: Background information: How we can reframe the debate about Europe’s populist threat http://www.europeansources.info/record/how-we-can-reframe-the-debate-about-europes-populist-threat/

ESO: Background information: Is Western democracy in crisis? http://www.europeansources.info/record/is-western-democracy-in-crisis/

ESO: Background information: Liberalism in Retreat (Chatham House, 2016) http://www.europeansources.info/record/liberalism-in-retreat/

ESO: Background information: The Populist-Putin-Trump insurgency against liberal Europe http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-populist-putin-trump-insurgency-against-liberal-europe/

EurActiv, 23.12.16: Top 10 faces that will define Europe’s 2017 http://www.euractiv.com/section/future-eu/news/top-10-faces-that-will-define-europes-2017/

The Guardian, 27.12.16: What's in store for Europe in 2017? A look at possible scenarios https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/27/whats-in-store-for-europe-in-2017-a-look-at-possible-scenarios

The World Post, 30.12.16: Year-End Roundup: In 2016, The World Passed The Tipping Point Into A Perilous New Era http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/weekend-roundup-150_us_5862b2a5e4b0eb5864874470

Euro|Topics: Debates, December 2016: What to expect in 2017 http://www.eurotopics.net/en/171852/what-to-expect-in-2017

Politico, 28.12.16: Winners and losers of 2017 http://www.politico.eu/article/winners-and-losers-of-2017/

The Conversation, 30.12.16: 2016: the year the establishment met its match https://theconversation.com/2016-the-year-the-establishment-met-its-match-68777

Carnegie Europe: Op-Ed, 27.12.16: Europe Isn’t Prepared for What 2017 May Bring http://carnegieeurope.eu/2016/12/27/europe-isn-t-prepared-for-what-2017-may-bring-pub-66572

Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 05.01.17: Merkel and the Defense of the Liberal Order http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/66594

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 09.01.17: Book Review: What is Populism? by Jan-Werner Müller http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/01/08/book-review-what-is-populism/

The New York Review of Books, 19.01.17: Is Europe Disintegrating? http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2017/01/19/is-europe-disintegrating/

Social Europe, 27.01.17: Broken Politics: From 9/11 To Today https://www.socialeurope.eu/2017/01/broken-politics-911-today/

ECFR: Podcast, 07.02.17: Mark’s World in 30 Minutes: Discussing the Counter-revolution with M. Ignatieff http://www.ecfr.eu/podcasts/episode/marks_world_in_30_minutes_discussing_a_counter_revolution_with_michael_igna

Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 18.02.17: Judy Asks: Is the Crisis of the Liberal Order Exaggerated? http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/68041

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