The systematic denial of the real causes of the European crisis has given rise to a titanic battle with the integrity and soul of Europe as its casualties. In this battle, the forces of reason and humanity suffer daily defeats, while authoritarianism, inequality, and a form of so-called austerity that undermines its own logic triumph.

As a result, the centrifugal forces that deconstruct the European Union are gaining strength – with Brexit simply providing a taste of what is to come. The outcome of this titanic conflict will not only determine the future of our continent, but will also prove crucial for the world. The victory of rationality, freedom, democracy, and humanity in Europe is, once again, at stake for the entire world.

In his new book, Yanis Varoufakis narrates the creation of the Eurozone on the ruins of the impressive post-war economic system established, as an extension of the New Deal, by the successors of President Roosevelt. Unlike that monetary and economic union (Bretton Woods), the Eurozone was built on shaky foundations, quickly transforming it into a pyramidal structure (of private and public) debt, with countries like Greece, Ireland, Portugal, and Spain playing the role of the chronically insolvent borrower.

Yanis Varoufakis's book The Theft of Europe carefully and methodically examines our recent European history, presenting feasible solutions and highlighting the postmodern version of the 1930s that lurks if we make the mistake of believing that our only options are either submission to the various troikas or the dissolution of the European Union.