Valdai Club

Ján Čarnogurský

Teresa Coratella

Julian M. Cooper

Jeffrey Collins

Hoo Chiew-Ping

Lora Chkoniya

Aymeric Chauprade

Oldag Caspar

Igor Chernov

Ján Čarnogurský

Slovakia

Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic (1991–1992); Member, Board of Directors, Paneuropean University, Bratislava

Lawyer. Member of dissident movement in Czechoslovakia in communist time. After Velvet revolution - Deputy Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia, later Prime Minister of Slovakia, Member of Parliament of Slovakia, Chairman of the Cristian-Democratic party of Slovakia (KDH), Minister of justice of Slovakia. Publications: Seen from the Danube, Diaries 1994 – 2007; Yes and Not of Jan Carnogursky.

Materials

Attractive and Centrifugal Forces of the Visegrad Group

A few years ago in the international media the term Visegrad Group began to obtain a political significance. This surprised precisely those countries that belonged to this group. They waited long for the accession to the European Union as the fulfillment of their post-communist aspirations and so far they still cannot determine their future goal.

The OSCE Needs a Change

The West disregards the Eastern argument that the OSCE no longer serves its purpose, because it believes that the OSCE should serve the interests of the West.

The Tragicomic Problem of European Union

The influx of migrants from Africa and the Middle East in Europe has become a tragicomic problem of the European Union - tragic for migrants and comical for the European Union. The inability of European politicians to name the causes of migration is bound with their inability to free themselves from ideology.

Slovak Prime Minister's Visit to Moscow

Prime Minister Fico's visit to Moscow will gain great approval in Slovakia, where the attitude towards Russia is quite positive, stemming from historical traditions. Even central media fully aligned with Western propaganda fail to have any cardinal impact on the high favour of Russia with the Slovak population.

The Withering of the European Idea

Such a vital issue as the creation of a European Union army is not even on the agenda. Europe has no money, the United States doesn’t need an army that could rival NATO, and the ruling European elite is focused too much on soft power, human rights and broader powers for NGOs.

Before and After: Presidential Elections in Slovakia and Ukraine

Ukraine is faced with the task of electing a new president. There cannot be two presidents in one country. If the current regime in Kiev lasts long enough, the position of the new Ukrainian president will stabilize. Life will persuade Ukrainians that close cooperation with Russia is in their interest.

Valdai Club Experts Believe the Morales Incident Shows EU's Dependence on the US

According to Valdai Club experts, the search of President Evo Morales’ plane at a Vienna airport was not so much a violation of international law as it was a breach of international norms. The Europeans demonstrated to the Bolivian president that his country, like other countries of Latin America, has peripheral status.

Russia Puts Too Much Stock in the West’s Opinion of It

If the Russians doubt that their societal organization, formed on the basis of historical processes in the old and new Russia, is an optimal one, foreign opponents will continue using every chance to emphasize the nation’s lack of self-confidence, including in areas such as litigation. The West will continue criticizing Russian institutions as long as Russia takes those criticisms seriously.

Visa-Free Regulations Between Russia and Europe: Technical or Political Conditions?

Creating better conditions for visa-free travel from one side to the other should be equal on both sides. That means if Russia creates better conditions for the visa-free travel of Europeans to Russia then Europe should create the same conditions for Russians traveling to Europe.

Video

Ideological Constructs of the Second World War in Modern Discourse

14.04.2020