Žantovský: Albright helped end the war in the former Yugoslavia (interview) – SME.sk

Mar 23, 2022 at 11:57 pm I Paid content She helped end the war in the former Yugoslavia. Her family first fled Prague before Hitler to London. However, they were also caught up in the Nazi bombing. After the war, they returned to Czechoslovakia, only to be forced to emigrate by another totalitarian, this time communist. Madeleine Albright, née Marie Jana Körbelová, settled in the United States. She became the US Ambassador to the United Nations and later – as the first woman in history – the US Secretary of State. The article continues under a video advertisement. and later Slovakia in NATO, as it was shaped by a turbulent childhood and as perceived by Vladimir Putin. Michael Žantovský (73) Czech writer, interpreter, politician and diplomat, served as the Czech Republic’s ambassador to the United States, Israel and the United Kingdom, and has been the director of the Václav Havel Library since 2015. To what extent has Madeleine Albright contributed to the Czech Republic’s accession to She certainly had a lot to do with it, as well as Slovakia’s later accession to NATO. However, it would be unfair to her if we limited her merits to supporting her when our countries join the North Atlantic Alliance. Madeleine Albright contributed to the democratic development of Czechoslovakia and the whole of Central Europe after the end of the Cold War in a much broader sense. She was in contact with Czechoslovak dissidents. Thanks to her, we had above-standard relations with the United States. This was also reflected in Václav Havel’s personal relationship with US President Bill Clinton. It has contributed to ending the war in the former Yugoslavia and to many other things that we should not forget. Nevertheless, we are more aware of the benefits of our NATO membership in the current war in Ukraine than before. What obstacles did Madeleine Albright have to overcome in order to speak for the former Soviet satellites – the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia? [email protected] so we can help you. “data-msg-btn-logout =” Log in as another user “data-msg-btn-close =” Stay logged in “>