From NYRB, Ian Buruma reviews books on occupied Paris (and more at Bookforum). A review of The Unfree French: Life under the Occupation by Richard Vinen. From Standpoint, an article on the French path of most resistance. Myths of neutrality: An article on ignoring the Holocaust in Sweden and Switzerland. An article on the awkward case for preserving Holocaust relics. Brett Popplewell on the case for letting nature take back Auschwitz. A review of Utopia or Auschwitz: Germany’s 1968 Generation and the Holocaust by Hans Kundnani (and more). The letters between Gudrun Ensslin and the man who lost her to Andreas Baader, offer profound insights into the birth of German terrorism. Hungary’s house of terror: Hungary's public arraignment of its 20th-century crimes marks it out from the rest of Europe. Robert Kaplan on how we may have gained victory in the Cold War, but lost Europe to apathy and decadence in the process (and a response). Eurabian Follies: Justin Vaisse on the shoddy and just plain wrong genre that refuses to die. Anne Applebaum reviews Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam, and the West by Christopher Caldwell (and more and more). From FP, the Eurocrats Europe needs: Catherine Ashton and Herman Van Rompuy should suit the EU; and why the colorless and boring German model is the right path for Europe's new bigwigs. An article on Europe's love affair with bureaucracy — why it's not as dysfunctional as you think. Lessons from The Leopard: Is Europe becoming too accustomed to genteel decline? 10 Things to Hate About EU: Reasons why you ought to love the US.
