Bernard-Henri Levy: Nationalism represents a threat to the European idea

Bernard-Henri Levy has been one of the most prominent figures of the French intelligentsia for a good four decades. He was at the forefront of the Nouveaux Philosophes (New Philosophers) movement that broke from its communist roots and sought to deconstruct Marxism. An interlocutor of all French presidents since the end of the late 1970s and author of 40 books, he was a backer of the so-called "humanitarian interventions" by NATO in the Balkans and the Middle East.
He is set to visit Athens as part of a tour of 20 European countries on the eve of European elections. On Monday, April 1, the Pallas Theater at 5 Voukourestiou Street will stage his work "Looking for Europe" - a monologue about the future of the European idea which is threatened by the rise of nationalism.
In an interview ahead of the Athens show, the French thinker referred to the "plague of populism,"...

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