The Battle of the Chancellorship
Posted: Friday, September 16, 2005
A huge amount is at stake in the German election this weekend. With the right sort of government in charge of Europe's largest economy, it could become a model for neighbours such as France and Italy. But the result of the election remains uncertain, and reform may prove elusive.  [Read More]

Upcoming German Election
‘Most Important’ in Nearly Forty Years
Posted: Friday, September 16, 2005
William Drozdiak is president of the American Council on Germany, and a former foreign editor of the Washington Post. He was interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, consulting editor for cfr.org, on September 12, 2005.  [Read More]

The Case for Regime Change in Berlin
And Why it Should Matter to the U.S.
By Ulf Gartzke
Posted: Wednesday, September 14, 2005
The outcome of Germany's general elections scheduled for September 18 could have important implications for the country’s foreign and security policy, including transatlantic relations with the United States.   [Read More]

Post-Revolutionary Disillusionment
A view from Washington
By Bruce P. Jackson
Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2005
As Washington returns from a painful summer, people here are beginning to wonder what is it about Kievan politics which seems to induce such despair in Ukraine’s most talented citizens.  Actually, there are two separate issues in the minds of the few American policymakers who concern themselves with the future of Ukraine.  [Read More]

In Solidarity with Pedro Pablo Alvarez
Statement from the attendees at the twenty-fifth anniversary Solidarity conference
Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Here today, a diverse group of individuals involved with the struggle for democracy throughout the world, have gathered in the spirit of Solidarity. We salute the work of Pedro Pablo Alvarez, secretary general of the United Council of Cuban Workers (CUTC) and demand his release.  [Read More]

What is Europe For?
By Peter Sain ley Berry
Posted: Friday, September 9, 2005
Europe was created to protect European ideals, among them: protection of the environment; protection of a European quality of life and protection of human rights.   [Read More]

Poland on the Front Page
Posted: Friday, September 9, 2005
According to Polish politician Radek Sikorski, it's not such a bad thing when a country does NOT make news headlines around the world.   [Read More]

Solidarity Twenty-Five Years On
Conference in Gdansk, Poland
Posted: Tuesday, September 6, 2005
Solidarity was successful in Poland but many societies worldwide are still waiting for democracy, stated the participants in Tuesday's Solidarity 25 Years Laterconference in Gdansk.  [Read More]

Using Solidarity as a Model for Change in Undemocratic Countries
Posted: Tuesday, September 6, 2005
Former Polish president Lech Walesa urges dissidents in countries still in the grip of dictators to draw inspiration from the Solidarity trade union he helped to found 25 years ago.  [Read More]

Twenty-Five Years Later
Posted: Friday, September 2, 2005
A conference honouring the accomplishments of the Solidarity movement and drawing attention to lessons for democratic movements in today’s outposts of tyranny has been organized in Gdansk by the New Atlantic Initiative, an international organization working to broaden the community of democratic states.   [Read More]