Allied Solidarity

25 years later the V4 should remember better why it was created. Its main purpose was to join NATO and to exist in a united Europe

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EUROPE | Allied solidarity

• Martin Stropnický, Peter Siklósi, Jaroslav Nad‘ and Bogusław Smólski on regional defence identity and economy of defence cooperation
• NATO for average woman and man – Sławomir Dębski
• V4 as a juncture in the Alliance response to security challenges – Tomasz Chłoń
• Survey: What should NATO do? What decisions will best serve peace? How to reinforce public support for the Alliance? – Réka Szemerkényi, Rastislav Káčer, Alexandr Vondra, Tomasz Szadkowski
• Ballistic missile threat in Central Europe. Interview with Martin J. Coyne

ECONOMY | New approach to growth

• The state and the economy. The old relationship revisited – Martin Ehl
• The economic impact of the end of Schengen – Tomasz Kasprowicz
• A conversation with Peter Stracar on the new approach to growth in Central Europe

EU | Disintegration

• The European Union today inhibits integration instead of enabling it. Interview with Jan Zielonka by Maciej Kuziemski
• What lawyers can do for the Union – Juraj Čorba

INTELLIGENT MIND | New Enlightenment

• Leonidas Donskis, Patrik Ouredník, Haris Pašovic and Michal Havran in conversation about intellectual courage versus industry of fear
• The journey from Trianon to Visegrád – Péter Hunčik

25 YEARS OF VISEGRAD | Past, Present, Futures

• Radosław Sikorski, Martin Bútora, Jacques Rupnik, Daniela Schwarzer, Krzysztof Szczerski comment on the Visegrad anniversary
• Illusive intermarium – Henry Foy

VISEGRAD ABROAD | Energy security

• The Italian Ally in V4 Security Battle – Matteo Tacconi
• Energy Security: what has been accomplished and what remains to be done? – Matthew Bryza
• A call for “multi-levelization”. Taking stock of Visegrad after 25 years – Vít Dostál and Zsuzsanna Végh
• Vladimír Bilčík on the Politics of Slovakia ahead of the EU Council Presidency and Possible Scenarios for 2016–2017

NEW EUROPE 100 | Intellectual capital

• Brain Bar. Interview with Gergely Böszörményi Nagy from Design Terminal

SCHOOL OF ESSAY | Cultures of democracy

• Being cynical has become the only way to be patriotic – Ivan Krastev
• Marching democracy – Mateusz Falkowski
• Brno – György Spiró
• The end o the world – Noémi Szécsi

BOOKS | Visegrad in Translation

• Reviews by Julia Sherwood, Dániel Dányi, Diána Vonnák, Magdalena Mullek, Viktóra Vas, Zsuzsa Mihályi, and László Szabolcs