Tag : Central Europe
Tug of War
This week brings a watershed moment for Eastern European democracy. (U.S. News) Miroslav Lajcak, Slovakia’s deputy prime minister, remembers all too clearly the undiplomatic characterization of his newly independent nation by then-Secretary of State Madeline Albright. “It is a black hole,” she sniffed, explaining why she thought Slovakia was not ready for admittance to NATORead more