Articles

Papal Polonaise Papal Polonaise

The post-Stalinist regimes of Eastern Europe collapsed in part because of the glaring contrast between theory and practice, promise and fulfillment.

Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer

The Treason of the New Intellectuals The Treason of the New Intellectuals

The jingoist euphoria that followed a successful one-sided war may not last as long as the Republicans now assume.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Braving Bush’s New World Order Braving Bush’s New World Order

The Soviet Union can no longer act as a brake on US. expansion, and Western Europe cannot do so yet. That is the bitter, bloody and understated lesson of the current crisis.

Jan 2, 1998 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Singer

Gorbachev–Two Steps Backward? Gorbachev–Two Steps Backward?

"Comrade democrats--in the widest meaning of this word--you have scattered. The reformers have gone to ground. Dictatorship is coming....

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Death in Vilnius Death in Vilnius

At stake in the drama now unfolding in Vilnius is not just the fate of Lithuania or the Baltic States but the destinies of Mikhail Gorbachev and perestroika and the immediate f...

Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer

The Last Superpower The Last Superpower

The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, held in Paris at the end of November, might best be described by reversing Tolstoy's title. This was Peace and War.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Solidarity Lost Solidarity Lost

On December 9, after a second ballot, Lech Walesa, the former electrician from the Lenin Shipyards, will be the President of the Polish Republic.

Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer

The Gladiators The Gladiators

In order to perpetuate capitalism as the final stage of history, Washington has less Hegelian means at its disposal than Francis Fukuyama suggested.

Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer

Poland Chooses–What’s at Stake Poland Chooses–What’s at Stake

There seem to be a large measure of agreement between Walesa and Mazowiecki over fundamental economic policy.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer and Lawrence Goodwyn

The New Holy Alliance The New Holy Alliance

The balance of power in international relations shifts slowly.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

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