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Reading List,
January 20, 2010
What to Read on Fascism
David Art

An annotated Foreign Affairs syllabus on fascism.
Reading List,
November 4, 2009
What to Read on Communism
Stephen Kotkin

An annotated Foreign Affairs syllabus on communism.
Collection,
October 15, 2009
From the Archives: 1989
The Editors

A collection of Foreign Affairs articles on 1989.
Essay, Sep/Oct 2002
Poles and JewsPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Abraham Brumberg

An investigation into Polish atrocities against Jews during World War II has prompted a divisive, painful debate about antisemitism and what it means to be Polish. In rectifying one chapter of the historical record, the new research has magnified the heritage that still holds Poland back from becoming a truly pluralistic democracy.
Comment, May/Jun 2000
The Politics of Guilt: Austria's Bigot, Europe's BurdenPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Andrew Nagorski

Austria's elevation of the bigoted Jörg Haider has the rest of Europe fuming. But before rushing to judgment, the continent should review its own record of past wrongs.
Comment, Jan/Feb 1998
Christian Democracy Resurgent: Raising the Banner of Faith in Eastern EuropePremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Adrian Karatnycky

The Polish elections may signal the dawning of a political force in Central and Eastern Europe-Christian democracy, with emphasis on both words.
Comment, Sep/Oct 1996
How We Lost Poland: Heroes Do Not Make Good PoliticiansPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Radek Sikorski

The heroes of Solidarity have been rejected by voters after a few years in office. The reason was not their painful economic reforms but failure to learn the basic skills of democratic politicians: pragmatism, showmanship, and coalition-building.
Essay, May/Jun 1995
Overcoming the Legacies of DictatorshipPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Tina Rosenberg

The new democracies of Latin America and Eastern Europe are grappling with their dictatorial pasts -- deciding whether to purge the old regimes' officials, hold truth commissions, open secret police files, or try the gunmen and leaders of tyranny. But the two regions face different threats. The Latin American democracies are too weak to keep the juntas from returning, while in Eastern Europe, the state is too strong, prone to authoritarian abuses reminiscent of the bad old days.
Essay, Jan/Feb 1995
A Plan for Europe: How to Expand NATOPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Zbigniew Brzezinski

The Clinton administration needs to lead Europe and expand NATO, but without harming ties with Russia. Washington should dispel the ambiguity created by its current waffling. The president must take a two-track approach: start the process of accepting Central European states into NATO by spelling out criteria for membership and sign a global security treaty with Russia. To make it work, Germany and Poland will have to reconcile, the West and Russia will have to soothe Ukraine, and the problem of the Baltics will have to be finessed. Only American leadership can help create a wider, safer Europe for the next century.
Comment, Nov/Dec 1994
The Fall and Rise of the Communists: Guess Who's Running Central Europe?Premium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Anne Applebaum

In Central Europe the greatest threat to democracy comes not from the nationalists but from the better-organized former communist parties. Encouraging Western-style conservative parties would provide economic and political competition.
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