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Between Visegrad and Beijing
The Hungarian elites strongly believe that with Chinese help, Central Europe can become the most competitive part of our continent.
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Poland and Czech Republic – Common Interests or Common weaknesses
In terms of energy, Poland and Czech Republic are considerably dependent on Russia. That ought to result in a more intensive cooperation in their eastern policy.
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A Paralyzed Ukraine
Twenty years after gaining independence Ukraine is a politically polarized country. Groups of oligarchs have divided it up amongst themselves. Reforms are out of the question—stagnation is their plan…
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NATO – Strong, Rough and Ready?
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is the only guarantor of Western civilization’s safety. Yet, never before has it been so weak and fragmented.
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On Non-Switching on the Light in the Corridor
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The Czech Exception
An interview with Petr Nečas by Aleksander Kaczorowski and Robert Schuster I think it is completely legitimate for citizens to have the chance to confirm their willingness to adopt the Euro in a…
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A Demandeur not a Hegemon
While media-debates, political expectation and widespread fears are painting a picture of German preponderance in the new European Union, reality draws a rather different portrait.
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The Nightmare of Central Europe
A Central European block with Germany is a nightmare and without them it’s a pipe dream.
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A Comeback of Mitteleuropa
An interview with Marcel Gauchet by Maciej Nowicki For Germany, eastern neighbors (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary) are today a sort of ersatz of the European Union. It might come to be…
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“German Virtues” vs “German Diktat”
If the current European Union is really close to a “German Europe”, what say the Czechs?