Bangladesh, May 22 -- The recent round of European elections reveals a continent increasingly torn between two irreconcilable visions of the future. On one side lies the traditional Western liberal consensus-pro-EU, pro-democracy, pro-NATO, and steadfastly opposed to Russian aggression. On the other is a swelling tide of nationalist, populist discontent-skeptical of Brussels, disdainful of globalist politics, and alarmingly sympathetic to Russias geopolitical ambitions.

This division is not just a matter of political preference; it is a fundamental clash of worldviews. And as the European Union braces for an uncertain decade marked by geopolitical tensions, economic fragility, and social fragmentation, the stakes have rarely been higher....