This is an edited version of the keynote speech President Václav Klaus gave at the 13th Gulf Industrialists’ Conference in Riyadh on 17 January 2012.

Does the current crisis mean the end of the age of liberty?

Adversity will lead to a stronger European Union

The problem is with the design of the European Union.

There is no Charles Martel waiting to save Europe.

Illusions are destroying Europe’s heritage.

Europe is just a geographic entity.

A better understanding of politics is needed to understand the European dilemma.

A 30-point guide to why Britain will always be appended to the edge of the continent rather than be a part of it.

The crisis in Europe is about political opportunism and complacency rather than just debt.

Is Europe following in the footsteps of ancient Rome?

To broaden its audience and justify its public funding, Opera Australia must change with the changing demography of the nation and relinquish its elitist nature.

Unrest in the Middle East shows up the first gaps in China’s economic diplomacy.

Sandy Gordon discusses the rising global prominence of South Asia with Sergei DeSilva-Ranasinghe.

A Short History of Christianity.

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