The EU was designed as a Technocracy to govern outside the political realm as a 'protected sphere of policymaking', 'free from direct democratic pressures. Four current and former Trilateral Commission members are prominent in this article: Samuel Huntington, Fareed Zakaria, Mario Monte and Lucas Papademos. This is a very thoughtful article and is worthy of careful consideration.
FP Magazine: Populism And Technocracy Are Mutually Reinforcing Each Other
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