Category: 2000
Davin Bremner, Leonora Lowe and Maksim Shevelev work for International Alert*, a non-governmental organisation committed to the just and peaceful transformation of violent conflicts.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina in 2001
Osman Topcagic
Osman Topcagic is the Ambassador of Bosnia-Herzegovina in London.
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Changes in Europe
Europe today faces unprecedented challenges. The euphoria of 1990 and the end of the Cold War gave way to new problems: unemployment, threats to the environment, narrow nationalism, vast numbers of displaced people and new restrictive asylum legislation.
Enlargement of the European Union brings its own dilemmas – more countries and diverse cultures means compromise and consensus.
- How open will the E.U. be, as it expands and deepens?
- Will monetary union bring growing prosperity?
- Will there be safeguards to ensure fair trade for all, rich and poor alike?
The search for new patterns of freedom and justice means a tremendous challenge for the churches, too. Can they help to create and maintain a truly democratic society?
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