The challenge of freedom in the Southeastern Europe. OSW Report, July 2015

Over the past few decades substantial progress has been achieved in the democratisation and modernisation of the countries of Southeastern Europe. The formal democratic institutions were introduced, a liberalisation of trade resulted in the reintegration of the region into the global economy and some of them successfully applied to join the EU and NATO. But the transformation process is far from over. In the past years the achievements of the political and economic transformation have been rolled back and the quality of governance has declined in many countries. To avoid a further deterioration of the situation in the region the new impulse for institutional transformation and a change of the development model are needed. This report is the outcome of a discussion held during the conference “The Freedom Challenge in Southeastern Europe – Implications for Poland”. This joint event was developed by the Centre for Eastern Studies and Ideas Lab – the President’s Expert Programme at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland. The chapters of the report reflect the main three subjects debated during the conference. In the first chapter Spasimir Domaradzki assesses the rule of law and its influence on the consolidation of democracy in the region. In the second chapter Marta Szpala focuses on economic development in Southeastern Europe. The third chapter is written by Adam Balcer and analyses the key instruments Russia is using to build influence in this region.

Labour Mobility in Europe – An untapped resource?. Policy Brief #2015/04

Despite the public perception in many member states that labour mobility has spiralled out of control, intra-EU migration remains low, particularly within the euro area. The limits to the potential of labour mobility became evident during the economic crisis as high unemployment rates in the periphery have only caused limited mobility from crisis countries. Hence, the bulk of labour mobility still flows from east to west but ten years after the eastern enlargement the number of East Europeans living in EU15 should be of no overall concern. In view of the lessons learned from the crisis, the Commission and member states should improve existing tools for cross-border job matching and adopt a longer-term view on labour mobility.

Cautious and rotational – US military engagement on NATO’s eastern flank. OSW Commentary NUMBER 216 | 05.07.2016

The Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014 put a stop to the gradual scaling down of US military engagement in Europe, a policy that the United States had pursued since the end of the Cold War. The Russian-Ukrainian conflict became a watershed for the US perceptions of European security as Washington started to see the threat of a conflict between Russia and a NATO member as more probable. The United States decided that – despite the mounting challenges in the Pacific region and its involvement in conflicts in the Middle East – it had to invest more in European security. The US has stepped up the intensity of joint drills with the allies and the activities of its forces in Europe. However, its support for the allies has been subject to various limitations and should be treated as a political signal to Moscow, rather than an element in a broader strategy. The future of the policy of strengthening the eastern flank will depend on the outcome of the US presidential elections in November and on developments in the bilateral relations between Washington and Moscow.

Turkey in Europe,

Disbound Original Held in Oak Street Library Facility.

From Sedan to Stresa; Europe since 1870,

Maps on lining papers.

Europe in Asia Minor. The real significance of the Near East question,

Mode of access: Internet.

L'Europe devant Constantinople.

Reprinted from La revue de Paris and other French periodicals.

L'Orient et l'Europe depuis le XVIIe siècle jusqu'aujourd'hui ...

"Sources": 4th prelim. leaf.

The foreign policy of Europe,

"Principal authorities consulted": p. [v]

Serbia and Europe, 1914-1920 /

"A collection of articles published in La Serbie in Geneva between 1910 and 1919."--Pref.

Mitchell's school atlas

Map no. 12 (Great Britain and Ireland)--and no. 13 (Germany, Switzerland and Northern Italy): "Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1840 ..." Cover and all others maps "Entered according ... 1839."

Les Turcs dans la balance politique de l'Europe au dix-neuvième siècle : ou considérations sur l'usurpation Ottomane et sur l'indépendence de la Grèce /

Mode of access: Internet.

La Russie en face de Constantinople et de l'Europe depuis son origine jusqu'à nos jours : son histoire diplomatique sous ce double point de vue, d'après les pièces officielles, les meilleurs recueils de traités, les auteurs russes et étrangers, les sources, en un mot, les plus authentiques et les plus estimées pour chaque époque /

Includes bibliographical references.

Europe and the Far East : 1506-1912 /

Bibliography: p. [423]-438.

L'Europe et l'empire Ottoman : les aspects actuels de la question d'orient /

Includes bibliographical references and index.