World

The New Holy Alliance The New Holy Alliance

The balance of power in international relations shifts slowly.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

The Dream and the Nightmare The Dream and the Nightmare

"How could anyone possibly say that the October Revolution was in vain?" the poet Tvardovsky angrily told Solzhenitsyn in what now seems another age.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Bonjour Tristesse Bonjour Tristesse

History, whatever Hegel or Marx may have said about tragedy and farce, can also repeat itself as a tragicomedy.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Forza’s Destiny in Italy Forza’s Destiny in Italy

The description of Rifondazione Comunista here has been corrected as indicated in a correction that ran in the issue of May 2, 1994.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / 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

The Big Non! The Big Non!

Paris

Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer

Solidarity–Lest We Forget Solidarity–Lest We Forget

Those on the left who cherished the illusion that Poland would somehow vanish from the news and that Solidarity would disappear from our political consciousness have been disappoin...

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Bitter Hope in a Cold Climate Bitter Hope in a Cold Climate

Friday, February 15. It's getting dark. My wife, Jeanne, and I land at Okiecie, the Warsaw airport. The temperature is 19 degrees below freezing.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Poland–Ashes and Diamonds Poland–Ashes and Diamonds

Prices were raised sharply in Poland on January 30, by an estimated 40 percent, and hell did not break loose.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Solidarity–The Road to Power Solidarity–The Road to Power

For the next weeks and months the eyes of the world will be focused on Poland, where events are now unfolding at an unexpectedly dramatic pace.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

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