Ivan Krastev writes political essays about democracy, Europe, populism and the shocks reshaping liberal institutions. After Europe considers migration, demographic anxiety and the weakening of post-Cold War assumptions about European integration. The Light That Failed, written with Stephen Holmes, argues that resentment towards imitation of Western political models helped drive illiberal politics in Eastern Europe and Russia. Is It Tomorrow Yet? examines the political effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Krastev's books are concise, argumentative and diagnosis-led, using contemporary events to test larger political ideas. His work fits European politics, populism, democracy studies and post-communist political thought. Read more Less