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Bronislaw Geremek
Bronislaw Geremek, a former foreign minister of Poland and former leader of the Solidarity block in the first postcommunist Polish parliament, is a noted author and historian.
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Europe’s Next Move
Bronislaw Geremek Series: Against the Current 2007-01-31Ever since France and the Netherlands rejected the European Union’s proposed Constitutional Treaty, EU leaders have been busy pointing fingers at each other, or blaming French and Dutch citizens for misunderstanding the question they had been asked. But no amount of finger pointing can obscure the fact that, 50 years after the European Community’s creation, Europe badly needs a new political framework, if not a new project, to shore up its unity. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 20402
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The Questions of Europe
Bronislaw Geremek Series: The World in Words 2005-07-14In the weeks since France and the Netherlands rejected the European Union’s proposed Constitutional Treaty, the EU’s leaders have been busy pointing fingers at each other or blaming French and Dutch citizens for misunderstanding the question they were asked. But no pan-European statesman has emerged, and no major European institution has even had the courage to provide its own analysis of the current situation, much less propose a strategic scenario for the future.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 19777
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Democracy at Bay
Bronislaw Geremek Series: The Worldly Philosophers 2004-01-28Is the democratic tide reversing? Little more than a decade ago, people spoke of the end of history, of the final, unchallengeable triumph of free markets and democracy. But public opinion in a number of countries now seems to be turning against democracy, argues Bronislaw Geremek, Poland's former foreign minister, and proposes ways in which this trend might be reversed. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 17081
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The Two Communities of Europe
Bronislaw Geremek Series: The Worldly Philosophers 2003-09-03Europe finds itself at a paradoxical turning point. While legal harmonization and constitution- making attest to deepening integration, Europe's institutions have failed to generate what every political community needs in order to survive and thrive: a feeling of belonging. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 12155
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Justifying Humanitarian Intervention
Bronislaw Geremek Series: Human Rights 2003-05-05In 1998, I visited Central Asia's former Soviet republics for talks--concerning the democratic development that was--or should have been--taking place in those newly independent countries. My hosts were former communist leaders who were now more or less democratically elected presidents. Each spoke easily about institutions, democratic procedures, and respect for the rule of law. But human rights were another matter entirely. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 21677
