Boštjan Marko Turk

Boštjan Marko Turk is a Slovenian professor of French literature and Dean of the Humanities Class at the European Academy of Sciences and Arts in Salzburg with a Ph.D. from Sorbonne. He has taught across Europe and authored ten books. His commentaries appear regularly in leading European publications, including Tysol.pl, Le Diplomate Media, Catholica, Hrvatski tjednik, Portal hrvatskog kulturnog vijeća, and Osservatore Romano.
The War Before the War: Europe’s Civilizational Crisis Began Long Before Ukraine

The War Before the War: Europe’s Civilizational Crisis Began Long Before Ukraine

A society can survive temporary economic hardship. It can recover from military defeat. It can rebuild cities destroyed by war. What it cannot easily recover from is the loss of civilizational self-confidence.

June 11, 2026