Aug 22nd, 2008 · Tourists in the Czech Republic are not likely to find a plaque commemorating the failed democratization process known as Prague Spring and the generation of 1968. Critics say people want to forget there was a period of communism in Prague.
Apr 1st, 2008 · NATO opens its annual summit Wednesday in Romania -- one of several new, formerly Communist members of the treaty organization. Two issues are causing disagreements in the alliance: U.S. plans to deploy a missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic, and the unequal burden shouldered by some NATO members in Afghanistan.
Oct 29th, 2007 · While the U.S. is trying to calm some of Moscow's anxieties over a missile defense it wants to put in Poland and the Czech Republic, skepticism is growing in those nations as well. Russian President Vladimir Putin remains critical of U.S. plans.
Oct 12th, 2007 · The .S. secretary of state and defense secretary met with Russian ministers Friday to assure them that Russia's security is not threatened by the U.S. plan to expand its missile defense system to Europe by installing missiles in Poland and radar in the Czech Republic.
Oct 11th, 2007 · U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert Gates go to Russia on Friday to discuss U.S. plans to build part of its missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic. Russia has taken strong exception to the plan, and its military says it will regard the sites as potential targets for Russian missiles. Rice and Gates are expected to repeat earlier assurances by the U.S. that the missile system is not intended to threaten Russia, but as protection from attack by countries such as Iran. Moscow and Washington, however, also have deep divisions about how to deal with Iran's nuclear ambitions. The talks are expected to cover that issue as well.
Jun 6th, 2007 · President Bush comes to the G-8 summit in Germany on Wednesday with a new plan on climate change, as leaders of the major industrialized countries gather for three days of talks. The talks, however, are likely to be overshadowed by a bitter debate between the U.S. and Russia over Washington's plans to base a missile defense in Poland and the Czech Republic.
Jun 5th, 2007 · President Bush is in the Czech Republic at the start of a European tour that will include the G-8 summit in Germany. His visit to Prague will include talks on the controversial American plan to extend the U.S. Missile Defense System to Eastern Europe.
Jun 5th, 2007 · When Western leaders meet this week in Europe they are expected to debate an American plan for missile defense, which carries echoes of the Cold War. The Kremlin is furious about U.S. plans to install parts of its controversial missile defense system in the Czech Republic and Poland both former Soviet Bloc countries that are now members of the European Union and NATO.