But there is also evidence that Havel is right to argue that the re-emergence of these patterns represents a mere “hangover” from 15 years of sustained – and often traumatic – reform. Unlike before World War II, when democratization efforts were undermined by the rise of authoritarianism in Germany, the region’s countries are now fully integrated into a network of highly stable Western democracies.
A diferencia de lo que sucedió antes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, cuando el auge del autoritarismo en Alemania socavó los intentos de democratización, ahora los países de la región están plenamente integrados en una red de democracias occidentales sumamente estables.