Issue 1/2026 – Sep/2026
The Atlantic Divide
For eighty years, the alliance between Europe and America appeared to be the democratic world’s safest foundation. Today, that certainty is cracking. This issue of Democrats Review follows the fault line: from the erosion of democratic principles and the disruptive power of artificial intelligence to the urgent question of whether Europe can finally defend itself. We present five possible paths forward—including a common European army—and separate genuine threats from manufactured panic, beginning with Ceuta’s supposed migration “emergency.” From prison, Istanbul’s former mayor offers a defiant vision of democracy under pressure. And in an exclusive journey through Cuba, told in text and video, we enter a country caught between exhaustion, resilience and an uncertain future. This is not simply a map of today’s crises. It is an attempt to understand what Europe must become before others decide for it.
