The Weekend Read: The EU's Surprise 150 Page Reminder on The Legacy of USSR Imperialism— Reviewing The EU's 'Shadow Foreign Policy' and Lessons for a New Cold War

Meanwhile in Europe
21/09/2025 35 min

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This weekend, The Weekend Read dives into a comprehensive 150-page study from the European Parliament's History Service.The document revisits the period between March 1985 and December 1991 and uses previously untapped archival sources to detail the European Parliament's (EP) positions and policies during the reform and collapse of the Soviet Union.Why revisit this history now? Join us on this weekend's episode of the Weekend Read.European Parliament: Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services and Vintilă, N.-S., The European Parliament, the reform and collapse of the Soviet Union – 1985-1991, European Parliament, 2025, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2861/7753970

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