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Anne Applebaum on Trump, Ukraine, and Russia

Explaining Ukraine

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The Impact of Autocracy on Individual Agency and Political Engagement

This chapter explores Hannah Arendt's thoughts on the active life and how modern autocracies manipulate consumerism to divert political engagement. It also discusses the feelings of helplessness experienced by individuals in the West, particularly in light of crises such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the institutional limitations on Europe's responses.

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