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Historia est magistra vitae. History has a defining significance for the identity of nations as well as individuals. The claim that those who do not know history cannot understand the present has its logic, although Orwell warns us in this regard. Despite all of this, it is striking how much attention we devote to the past, or more...

When we redefined Slovakia's foreign policy direction at the turn of the millennium, the strategic vision was clear and readily available. It was the political return to Europe. This meant embarking on a path that the rest of Central and Eastern Europe had already taken, with the exception of the war-torn Western Balkans and the Commonwealth of...