Chicago Tribune (November 8)
“The Berlin Wall fell in a dramatic wave of hope, openness and U.S. support 30 years ago. Now everything is different.” Back then, “Europe had a United States willing and able to help guide its future, which it did in building a Europe whole, free and at peace. Now, Europe will have to decide its own future.” Will Europe “recommit to unity” or “allow divisions and disagreements to deepen.”
Tags: Berlin Wall, Disagreements, Divisions, Dramatic wave, Europe, Free, Future, Hope, Openness, Peace, Support, U.S., Unity
Financial Times (February 24, 2014)
“Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Europe again echoes to the sound and fury of revolution.” With the overthrow of President Viktor Yanukovich, the Ukraine now has a chance at a fresh start. “This is a moment of immense opportunity–and immense danger–for Ukraine, for the EU and for Russia. More than any single moment since the collapse of the Soviet bloc, the revolution that began in Kiev heralds ‘the hour of Europe.’”
Tags: Berlin Wall, Danger, EU, Europe, Kiev, Opportunity, Overthrow, Revolution, Russia, Soviet bloc, Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovich
