Warsaw East European Review:

Held its fifteenth annual Warsaw East European Conference. The topic was Independence and the meeting was part of the celebrations surrounding Poland's one hundred-year anniversary of rebirth following one hundred and twenty-three years under foreign rule. Neighboring states were celebrating the gift of full sovereignty similarly and scholars were looking back at the achievements and missed opportunities of countries in the region. Our meeting brought some 75 scholars from 13 countries together to share their research and exchange ideas at conference facilities of the Old Library of Warsaw University. Several roundtables organized together with partner institutions provided broad views of the challenges that faced the region following independence.