Like today’s Europe, the new season of the Danish political drama has an overarching tone of pessimism
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskNine years later “Borgen” is back, and its fourth season shows how Denmark and Europe have changed. Nyborg is now foreign minister in a government in which the leaders of the main parties are women . This has not rendered politics less vicious. She is exasperated by the radicalism of today’s youth, notably her own son.
The more pervasive change is in global politics. The season’s main plot imagines oil discovered off Greenland. This pits two of Nyborg’s principles against each other: indigenous self-determination and fighting climate change. Russia, China and America get involved to pursue their strategic interests. A bossy American secretary of state is a familiar stereotype of European film. But the Chinese ambassador who scolds a Nordic minister in aggressive “Wolf Warrior” style is new.
Like today’s Europe, the season has an overarching tone of pessimism. A decade ago it portrayed a messy but enviable Denmark, where responsible politics meant bickering and back-stabbing to achieve social goals. Now those goals seem out of view. The earlier seasons’ fantasies of Denmark and Europe’s global relevance are harder to sustain.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline"Back to “Borgen”"
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