The tide of authoritarianism has been abated somewhat, but it hasn't exactly receded. And of course, a lot still hangs in the balance in Ukraine, so we shouldn't become complacent. We need to make sure Ukraine wins as a message to all authoritarian states who try to impose their twisted models on others.
Yes, this is a good summary.
Something is happening and it is welcome (Meloni was mentioned as a counter-argument upthread, but the fact she feels the need to be pro-Ukraine rather than - as traditional for her political tendency - pro-Russia is maybe in itself a sign that things have changed)
But the last thing we need to do is revert to the complacency of the 1992-2008 period.
