The systematic denial of the real causes of the European crisis has given birth to a titanic battle, with the integrity and soul of Europe as its victims. In this battle, the forces of reason and humanity are defeated daily, while authoritarianism, inequality, and a form of supposed austerity that undermines logic triumph. As a result, the centrifugal forces that are dismantling the European Union are strengthened - with Brexit simply providing a preview of what will follow. The outcome of this titanic clash will not only determine the future of our continent, but also prove critical for the world at large. The victory of rationality, freedom, democracy, and humanity in Europe is, once again, a 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 set up by the descendants of President Roosevelt, as an extension of the New Deal. Unlike that monetary and economic union (the Bretton Woods system), the eurozone was built in a fragile manner, quickly turning it into a pyramidal structure of (private and public) debt, with countries like Greece, Ireland, Portugal, and Spain in the role of perpetually insolvent borrowers.

Yanis Varoufakis' book "The Theft of Europe" carefully and methodically delves into our recent European history, presenting feasible solutions and highlighting the post-modern version of the 1930s that awaits us if we make the mistake of believing that our only choices are either submission to various troikas or the dissolution of the European Union.