AUTHOR'S BIO
Pierre Hassner
Director, Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales, Paris.
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The Politics of Frustration
Pierre Hassner Series: The Worldly Philosophers 2005-07-05What does Iran’s just-concluded presidential election have in common with the recent French and Dutch referenda on the European Constitutional Treaty? The question may seem absurd on its face, given the huge differences between two western democracies and a Middle East theocracy. But comparing the results does yield some surprising – and disturbing – insights. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 25195
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Down And Out In Madrid
Pierre Hassner Series: The World in Words 1997-07-09PARIS: The Madrid summit of the Atlantic Alliance has spoken: the Czech Republic, Poland, and Hungary are admitted to the western security club. Other postcommunist applicants have been told to wait their turn. The sense of isolation their current rejection by NATO will bring is worrying, and not only for them. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 2135
