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.

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.

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.

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.

Dissidents from around the world will hold a conference this month in the northern Polish city of Gdansk as part of events to mark the 25th anniversary of the birth of Solidarity, the meeting's organisers said Tuesday.

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