Garton Ash’s analysis of the lost opportunities that the West neglected to take advantage of in the post-1989 restructuring of the geopolitical landscape. Here he touches upon the major issues facing Europe (and the European Union in particular) and on the implications of Europe’s fractured relationship with the US. As a well-known commentator and writer on the revolutions of 1989, Garton Ash is interestingly positioned to reflect on the tasks before the ‘West’ vis-à-vis the post-1989 world. Written in a journalistic, readable style.