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Mark Leonard

Mark Leonard is director of the European Council on Foreign Relations and author of The Age of Unpeace: How Connectivity Causes Conflict (2021).

April 2022, Volume 33, Issue 2

A Blueprint for Europe

Europe appeared ready to turn its back on the pessimistic vision of populists—and then Putin upended the continent. A new book may serve as a textbook for progress, or a signpost of democracy’s dashed hopes.