Peter L. Lindseth (Connecticut): European Solidarity and National Identity: An American Perspective. Ethnic Studies: The education system in the Presevo Valley reflects the complex ethno-politics of southern Serbia, and the wider Balkans. How the influx of new global elites is changing the face of Europe: New wealth, especially from China and Russia, is having a dramatic impact on European tourism, cities and traditional rural havens. Martin Ehl on the nationalist paradox: Even the region’s nationalists need foreign investment to make ends meet. Michel Lallement reviews The Road to Social Europe: A Contemporary Approach to Political Cultures and Diversity in Europe by Jean-Claude Barbier. Erik Voeten on culture and European integration. Do Germans accept public figures with foreign roots? A politician who asked this question about Vietnamese-born Vice Chancellor Philipp Rosler has critics calling him racist.
