Romania's "Stat Securist": The Future of Europe?

Last instalment of our series on "Romania's Hybrid Regime and its European Accomplices": the role of Romania's "system".

Whatever role was played by Romania’s “European accomplices” — and it was considerable — the 2024–2025 judicial coup cannot be understood without confronting the elephant in the room: Romania’s own “system.” This is the most uncomfortable conclusion of our series, and the most consequential one for Europe.

Romania is a country I love, a country I chose t…