An era of political, economic and cultural turbulence, marked with the decision by the British people to leave the European Union and the election of Donald Trump as US president in 2016, is Not expected to end because of the new challenges posed on the world, of them the role of ideological differences, digital technology and populism and its effects on the state of liberal democracy in the West are thoroughly examined on this paper.

One must comprehend the internal aspect of the so-called post-truth politics in order to understand the complexities of international relations; however it is understandable that foreign policy think-tanks should focus on the external consequences of the crisis in liberal democracy in Europe.

Since the uncertainty unleashed, there has been proliferation of projects to seek "protect" and even "save" democracy in Europe.

Slogans orchestrated by political leaders like "take back control" and "make America great again" make a clear case of this struggle inside this conflict, one that is undermining the very foundations of democracy.

The interpretations of the situation vary,

We have examined three, a) populism, b) identity crisis and c) the role of technology.

We claim that of said explanations, identity crisis is of great significant and should be fully taken into consideration.

To proceed with this aim, we start from defining our terms, however ambiguos they may seem, then put them in practice by an empiricist-normative deriven approach, and finally conclude the best way, so called "comprehensiveness" perspective is urgent.