The Crisis in Western Democracy

Justin Trudeau is a formidable political actor, probably a right, more respected overseas than he is at home. He's haunted by the shadow of his father who was the great politician of the 20th century. I've watched British conservatism go into some extraordinary places that I just never thought possible. And you see this across Europe. The key question in French politics will be: Will Marine Le Pen respect the Fifth Republic or no? We don't know the answer to that but it's still an open question. It goes back to what I was saying before we had a world which we live in and we're not there anymore.

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