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Some thirty heads of State, including George Bush, Mikhaïl Gorbatchev, Helmut Kohl, François Mitterrand, and Margaret Thatcher, met in Paris from November 19-21, 1990, to sign the Charter of Paris for a new Europe. Coming on the heels of German reunification and the treaty on conventional forces in Europe, the Charter of Paris marked the triumph of the "spirit of Helsinki". Forty-five years after Yalta, the Charter turned its back on the cold war and ushered in a new phase in European history, based on democracy and respect for human rights.
Built on a foundation of unpublished archives, interviews with key actors of the time and the work of historians, this volume provides a fresh look at an exceptional moment in history. It also sheds light on changes in Europe in the past thirty years and outlines future perspectives for the continent.
