Anul acesta se implinesc 20 de ani de la căderea comunismului în Europa Centrala şi de Est. Celebrele imagini ale dărâmării zidului Berlinului şi ale victoriei Solidarităţii vor fi din nou prezentate în emisiunile de ştiri şi în documentare. Probabil mulţi telespectatori le vor ignora. Barack Obama pare să fie mult prea ocupat cu noua politică externă a Statelor Unite şi propabil îşi va aminti vag de ce s-a întâmplat atunci în Europa de Est
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Central and Eastern European fears 2
A group of Central and Eastern European intellectuals and former chiefs of state have published on July 16 an open letter to the President of the United States of America, voicing their concerns regarding the current state of relations between the countries of this region and the United States. The letter comes after the US-Russia summit and is signed by Vaclav Havel, Lech Walesa, Emil Constantinescu, Valdas Adamkus, Martin Butora, Matyas Eorsi, Alexandr Vondra and other important figures who have played a part in the recent history of Central and Eastern Europe. In the letter they emphasize the role played by the United States in Central Europe’s (CEE) transition from authoritarianism to democracy, remind Washington of the contribution made by the countries of this region to the American war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan, while deploring the fact that the CEE is no longer a priority for US foreign policy. The letter criticizes the new “realist” foreign policy of the Obama Administration concerning Europe and Russia, with the shadow of Yalta looming large in the minds of the signatories.
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