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Slovakia in the European Union 10 Years On: Promises Fulfilled?
August 12, 2014
Rick Zednik, EURActiv CEO
The spring of 2004 was momentous in the history of independent Slovakia. On May 1 of that year, the country joined the European Union. Coming as it did less than five weeks after Slovakia joined NATO, this marked the culmination of a long process that was highly uncertain in the 1990′s. A decade later, we can now reflect on what enabled Slovakia to join these European and trans-Atlantic structures, and how the subsequent integration has fared.
Still Thinking about the Unthinkable: Maintaining Nuclear Stability through Times of Transition
June 16, 2014
Houston T Hawkins, Senior Fellow, Principal Directorate, Global Security, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Any reduction of the nation’s nuclear arsenal will have consequences, both direct and ancillary. Before the U.S. moves too far in shrinking nuclear stockpiles, many circumstances will need to be carefully evaluated. The following developments would deserve particular attention: foreign force modernizations, especially those which might signify a waning of American technological superiority; the re-emergence of confrontational strategies by countries like China and Russia; nuclear proliferation activities not justified by credible civilian applications; and the strengthening of international terror