Please excuse my starting on a note of subjectivity: I very much like Slovenia, the delightful simplicity of its 2 million inhabitants, its romantic landscapes, the pacifist words to its national anthem written by the great poet Preseren. I have visited the country twice, for professional and private reasons. I adore Ljubljana and so does the one of my children who completed an Erasmus exchange in the city. In particular, I admire the courage shown by the people during the war with the...