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Article: History and Geopolitics: a contest for Eastern Europe.(Book review)
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- Sarmatian Review
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- April 1, 2009
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History and Geopolitics A contest for Eastern Europe By Andrzej Nowak. Warsaw: Polish Institute of International Affairs (Warecka 1a, 00-950 Warsaw, pub
), 2008. 363 pages. Index. ISBN 978-83-89607-28-7. Paper.
"The end of history" after the cold war should have been followed by the end of geopolitics. Neither has happened, however. China and Russia are reemerging as regional powers that openly criticize the "double standards" inherent in Euro-Atlantic democracy. Europe's near rejection of Turkey's sincere desire for EU accession has hardly discouraged Turkey from intensifying its petit-imperial activities in the Caucasus and Central Asia, with the help of its ...