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I expect that a leader will not only be  able to understand social expectations and as a result to win the elections, but also to formulate visions, know ways of bringing those visions to life and most importantly, that he will be able to create agreements for the sake of those visions.

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Vladimir Putin will loose the presidential election.
The result of parliamentary elections, in which his party officially received 49,3% votes shows on one hand exhaustion of the effectiveness of populist tricks which he has in his arsenal, on the other – lack of opportunities to make decent forgery. On December 4, 2011 votes were added so [...]

The withdrawal of the American troops from Iraq means that from 1st January 2012 the way to Iran is open for Israeli bombers, the Iraqi army is still not able to control their own airspace. Ehud Barak, the Israeli Minister of Defence claims that in nine months (is it a coincidence that this time falls [...]

In remote times when Solidarity was starting the conflict between Lech Wałęsa and the government led by Tadeusz Mazowiecki, at first growing undetected, and later being quite open and abounding in spectacular fights, Vaclav Hável was holding the office in the neighbouring Czech Republic in Hradčany.

Hável to Wawel
When Hável, who was granted almost dictatorial power [...]

Despite the fact that the two parties – Iran and the USA – do not seemingly avoid confrontation, there will not be an open armed conflict at least now. There are some reasons.
Iranian threats
Ataollah Salehi, the Iranian army commander-in-chief warned the USA against the return of their aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf [...]

LiberteWorld: Poland was a product of the third wave of democratization. Do you think we are seeing a fourth wave now?
Madeleine Albright: I think we are seeing a fourth wave and I think that the effect of it potentially is as important as what happened in the third wave in terms of changing the way [...]

French National Assembly adopted a law which condemns the genocide of Armenians. This is what caused a French-Turkish outcry. As far as genocide in Armenia is concerned,  where does this sudden French stick to principles come from? Isn’t it influenced by electoral campaign which is just in its initial phase?
Fight for the electorate
French political elite [...]

Brussels. The European Liberal Youth (LYMEC) is calling for a procedure under article 7 of the Treaty on European Union [1] against the Republic of Hungary.

photo: Heather Tidrick

“The current authoritarian developments in the Hungarian government are unprecedented in the history of the European Union. Revoking the voting rights of the Republic of Hungary in the [...]

Commentators (even the serious ones that I have respected for many years) attribute features of a statesman to Polish PM Donald Tusk, basing on his ability to keep the high position in the polls and high probability of keeping the power for another term by Platforma Obywatelska (PO).

2010 Presidential Election in Belarus brought unprecedented escalation of oppression against democratic activists in the country
Hundreds of activists across Belarus were detained, beaten up and intimidated. Dozens of them were sentenced to lengthy terms in high security prisons

This civil initiative aims at an immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners in Belarus
It is created [...]