Download or read book Castle on a Hill written by Rick Fawn and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2024-12-02 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This recasting of modern European history offers new insights into the Visegrad Group's significant role in changing political mind-sets and refashioning the continent Rick Fawn has written the first book-length account of the Visegrad Group of states, which consists of the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Poland, and Hungary. Named after Hungary's Visegrád Castle, the group's significance includes changing international perceptions of Central Europe since the fall of communism and securing membership in NATO and the European Community. It plays an ongoing role today in regional solidarity and politics within the European Union and NATO. Castle on a Hill is built on years of uniquely obtained oral and written sources and on the author's sustained engagement in this region. Fawn examines Visegrad's origins and major accomplishments, and what makes it a unique regional organization. In addition to its positive contributions, Fawn identifies Visegrad's weaknesses, oversteps, and missteps, including its controversial propulsion to international fame for successfully derailing the European Union's plans to resettle non-Europeans during the 2015 "migrant crisis." This book also offers insights for the wider study of the phenomenon of regionalism in international relations. Castle on a Hill shows how the Visegrad Group has changed Central Europe, largely for the better, and it will appeal to scholars and policymakers interested in international politics, European history, and the study of regions and regionalism in international relations.

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Download or read book Blackstone s EU Treaties Legislation 2015 2016 written by Nigel G. Foster and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 693 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Market-leading and first choice with students and lecturers, Blackstone's Statutes have an unrivalled tradition of trust and quality. With a rock-solid reputation for accuracy, reliability, and authority, Blackstone's Statutes provide a careful selection of all the up-to-date materials students need for exams and course use.

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