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Blood and Iron - a new look at Germany's Second Empire Historian Katja Hoyer has written an entertaining, nuanced account of the conplicated period from 1871 through World War I - in English. Artikel anhören imago images/Rust A painting by Anton von Werner depicts the proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor in the Palace of Versailles. Berlin -  On 18 January, 1871 the King of Prussia, Wilhelm I, was proclaimed Kaiser in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles Palace. The German Empire - a new state comprising myriad German-speaking states driven by Prussia - would exist through the end o...

Apr 21, 2021 The slate of candidates vying to succeed Angela Merkel is now clear — and so is the unenviable pile of global problems the eventual winner will inherit. Merkel’s impending departure after some 16 years as German chancellor brings into play not simply the direction of Europe’s biggest economy, but the balance of power on the continent. With the world increasingly defined by a great power rivalry reminiscent of the 19th century, the winner of September’s federal election will face international demands from the get-go. The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden...

What Germany’s Next Leader Means for Europe and the World Order Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Alan Crawford (Bloomberg) -- The slate of candidates vying to succeed Angela Merkel is now clear — and so is the unenviable pile of global problems the eventual winner will inherit. Merkel’s impending departure after some 16 years as German chancellor brings into play not simply the direction of Europe’s biggest economy, but the balance of power on the continent. With the world increasingly defined by a great power rivalry reminiscent of the 19th century, the winner of September’s...

How Xi Jinping’s China Is Wilhelmine Germany Come Again While China’s South China Sea strategy is more nuanced and sophisticated, it might fall into the same traps as the Kaiser’s. The 1910 funeral of Edward VII, king of the United Kingdom and emperor of India, represents the last time before World War I that the leaders of Europe met in person: kings, emperors, tzars, and presidents. That assembly illustrated the ties of blood and commerce of the time, which seemed to have bound the world in a tight embrace of common interests and visions. No one believed at the time that this family ...

Why Europe Should Speak Latin Gregory Hood, American Renaissance, March 15, 2021 The headline is from a Turkish government site: “French call to replace English with Latin as Europe’s official language.” When I read the headline, I laughed. I stopped laughing as I read the article. Yes, Latin should be the official language of the European Union. It’s an even better idea than that of Eric Zemmour — an Algerian Jew of Berber origin — who is an outspoken defender of France. He says French should be the European Union’s official language now that Britain has left. He points out tha...