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Martin D Brown

Martin D Brown is a historian researching Anglo-Czechoslovak relations during the Second World War. Currently a Contributing Editor with Blue Ear, he was formally a Senior Editor with the Central Europe Review. He is also a contributor to the BCSA Review and Britské listy.

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Ironies of freedom: Radio Free Europe from anti-communism to anti-terrorism

Radio Free Europe, a powerful weapon of the West during the Cold War, now occupies the former site of the (communist) Czech parliament. Its editorial direction has shifted from opposing the Soviet menace to accompanying its sister stations in the ‘war on terrorism’. As a result, its new home is under the protection of the Czech army. So why is everyone in Prague laughing?