When talking about Ronald Reagan, I have to be personal. We in Poland took him so personally. Why?

The Nobel Peace Prize is the world’s most prestigious award, as Jay Nordlinger argues in this erudite and insightful history. He has written not only the go-to reference book for the prize and its laureates but also an important philosophical reflection on the nature of “peace” in modern times.

Former Polish president Lech Walesa urges dissidents in countries still in the grip of dictators to draw inspiration from the Solidarity trade union he helped to found 25 years ago.

Many traveled to Gdansk last weekend to attend a conference marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the day Lech Walesa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Solidarity was successful in Poland but many societies worldwide are still waiting for democracy, stated the participants in Tuesday's Solidarity 25 Years Laterconference in Gdansk.

The managing director of the New Atlantic Initiative Radek Sikorski believes that the experience of the Solidarity trade union can build up confidence among opposition activists in undemocratic countries. This will be the aim of the Solidarity 25 Years Later - Lessons in Freedom Struggle conference to be held in Gdansk on Aug.30.

Poland's Solidarity movement holds lessons for democratic movements today across the globe.

President Obama's speech in Oslo makes sound arguments about the need to use force at times for the purpose of maintaining peace. The problem is, his examples are either simply wrong or, at best, dubious.