The 1990s promised a new era of peace, but it was an illusion from the start
After the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, Europe was lulled into a false belief that the horrors of the 20th century were exhausted.
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Helen Thompson is a politics professor and a contributing writer to the New Statesman.
After the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, Europe was lulled into a false belief that the horrors of the 20th century were exhausted.
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