Wednesday, May 18, 2011

The Emerging Central European Bloc Of Nations

Visegrad: A New European Military Force -- Stratfor

With the Palestinians demonstrating and the International Monetary Fund in turmoil, it would seem odd to focus this week on something called the Visegrad Group. But this is not a frivolous choice. What the Visegrad Group decided to do last week will, I think, resonate for years, long after the alleged attempted rape by Dominique Strauss-Kahn is forgotten and long before the Israeli-Palestinian issue is resolved. The obscurity of the decision to most people outside the region should not be allowed to obscure its importance.

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My Comment: Hat tip to regular reader OldFatSlow for giving me this lead. This emerging bloc is not a surprise .... but news of its formation has clearly been under the wire.

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