In the thirty-five years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, much of Europe has embarked on a halting but discernible convergence of values. While the continent’s nations still differ in policy and temperament, a broadly consensual framework has taken shape: the primacy of democratic governance, the rule of law, liberal pluralism, respect for human rights, the peaceful resolution of disputes, and commitment to a shared economic and security architecture. Russia — once briefly expected to join thi