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ARTICLES
Editor´s Notes Editor´s Notes Cóilín O’Connor What’s new on the bloc A quick look at some of the things that have been happening in the Czech Republic and in Central and Eastern Europe in the last few months. Cóilín O´Connor Opinions Turkey meat Petr Jakeš Špidla’s (hidden?) vision Václav Mezřicky Wake-up call for Czech politicians Dermot O’Shaughnessy Émigrés: Exiled at Home and Abroad Returning is just as hard as leaving OLGA MARLINOVÁ Home is everywhere and nowhere - Interview with brothers Petr and Michel Fleischmann on their return home Libuše Koubská Sitting On Two Chairs RUTH KRČMÁŘOVÁ The Traveling Czech JAN STEJSKAL The Czech - Jewish Connection Common Ground: A brief history of Czech-Israeli relations Jeremy Hurewitz	The Czech - Jewish Connection Hana’s Suitcase Gillian Purves The Czech National Bank Responds Mr. X likes it hot Oldřich Dědek Gender Issues THE WOMAN OF EUROPE – SO WHAT? MARIE HOMOLOVÁ A Policy Gone Bad TOMÁŠ KATRŇÁK The World We Live In Bridging Global Gaps Cóilín O’Connor THE THIRSTY PLANET VÁCLAV MEZŘICKÝ The skeleton in Václav Klaus’s closet Dobromil Oliva, Martin Jan Stránský JUST US TOMÁŠ JENÍK Culture Focusing on the present – Interview with filmmaker David Ondříček CÓILÍN O’CONNOR	IVAN KLÍMA – DOCUMENTING HISTORY THROUGH LITERATURE Elizabeth A. Parr Life is a series of coincidences that add up to a greater whole - Interview with Czechoslovakia’s most famous traveler Miroslav Zikmund David Svoboda Then and Now What’s going on between Serbs and Croats Přítomnost, 17 May 1939 Letter From Somewhere Letter from Belgrade Cóilín O’Connor Parting Thoughts MY WISH Martin Jan Stránský