Bücher von Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson

Why did faraway Iceland take the initiative in soliciting support for the Baltic nations¿ struggle to restore their independence? Were Western leaders at the time ready to sacrifice those nations¿ aspirations for freedom in order to keep Mr. Gorbachev in power as a partner in ending the Cold War? Why are small nations often more successful than the bigger ones in enhancing the quality of life of their citizens? Those are big questions demanding straight answers. The author of this collection of essays, Mr. Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson ¿ Iceland¿s former Minister for Foreign Affairs ¿ confronts those issues head on, drawing on his long experience as a leading politician of a small nation.

If you want to know why ..... the Nordic model has proven its superiority over Neoliberal market fundamentalism, the Eurozone is a technical and political failure, Iceland recovered faster and better from the Financial Crisis than most others, the European Left has failed to offer a viable alternative to the Neoliberal nightmare, an Alliance between the European Left and the Environmentalist movement is the rigth way forward ..... you should definitely read this book!