The former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is commonly given credit for coining the term “New Europe” a decade ago, in reference to the post-communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe. At the time, these countries were counted amongst the most staunchly pro-American members of NATO—and also among the boldest economic reformers on the continent, cutting their taxes and privatizing social security systems.Today, the situation could not be more different. With the likely exception of the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico and President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman are the only leaders of …read more
Source: The American Interest
