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Is Angela Merkel to blame for Europe’s woes?  City A.M.CityAM - Sakrileg: the German word for sacrilege – that is, the violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred. And [...]

Nord Stream 2: Climate activists get into gas pipeline in Germany  BBC NewsClimate activists have occupied a gas pipeline connecting Russia and Germany, and are skateboarding inside. The demonstrators, who oppose the use of fossil ...

"The Attack Against The Rich Has Begun," Wealth Author Warns  ForbesThere is a rise in anti-rich sentiment worldwide, warns academic and author Rainer Zitelmann. How has this come about? And more importantly, how can the ...

WT, ITF and IOC celebrate 25th anniversary of taekwondo joining Olympic Programme  Around the RingsWorld Taekwondo (WT), the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today hosted an event in commemoration ...

If only someone had warned David Cameron  Financial TimesReading Vernon Bogdanor's warning of the dangers of a customs union (Letters, April 3) I could not suppress a wry smile. Perhaps if Prof Bogdanor's most ...

How a Russian Gas Pipeline Is Driving a Wedge Between the U.S. and Its Allies  The Wall Street JournalThe Nord Stream 2 undersea gas-transport project is a bone of contention with Washington, which fears it will make Germany too reliant on Moscow. “Angela ...

Germany's celebration of Iran's murderous regime is nothing new  Washington ExaminerWhen the Iranian government celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, few celebrated outside regime rent-a-mobs in Tehran. After all, while the ...

German Politics: The SPD's Turn to Make Noise  The GlobalistA slew of policy proposals by the SPD highlight the risk of an end of Germany's grand coalition before the next election in 2021.

The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is a Russian trap  The EconomistWHEN A MEGAPROJECT makes no commercial sense, there are two possibilities. Either its sponsors are fools, or they have other motives. Since Vladimir Putin ...

'Amateur mistakes': Gerhard Schröder targets leader as SPD crisis deepens  The GuardianThe former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder has been out of office for more than 13 years, but he is still capable of causing mischief at the highest levels of ...

Berlin's Departing Director Reflects on 18 Years at the Fest  Hollywood ReporterOn the eve of his last Berlinale, Dieter Kosslick looks back on his tenure, meeting his heroes and the unique cultural impact of the world's largest public film ...

Nord Stream 2 pipeline row highlights Germany's energy dependence on Russia  DW (English)About one-third of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has been laid. There's growing opposition to the pipeline — including now possibly from France — and the EU is ...

Germany's Anti-Coal Stance By The Numbers  ForbesGermany's plan to phase out coal burning power plants could recklessly put its energy security in the hands of Russian and Turkish interests.

Warsaw Concedes Over Gas Pipeline But EU Divisions Deepen  ForbesIt looks as if Warsaw has finally thrown in the towel over the Nord Stream II pipeline linking Germany and Russia. But Warsaw has been making contingency ...

Russia uses gas as a lever for annexation, says Ukraine official  EURACTIVRussia has no interest in finding a compromise in the EU-mediated Ukraine gas transit talks and is using energy as a lever to weaken Kyiv in a bid to further the ...

Pilots speak on experience of flying VIP government planes  NHK WORLDThe two airplanes that have carried Japan's most prominent figures around the world for over a quarter of a century are about to be put out of commission.

Macron = Renzi? Probably Not  The GlobalistMacron has two advantages over Matteo Renzi: A solid majority in parliament and the ability to give protesters some fiscal concessions.

Merkel, Europe's longest serving leader quits: Here are Africa's sit-tight leaders  africanewsSo who are the African leaders Merkel came to meet in office and has left – at least as party leader but they are still at post. Here is a refresher on the continent's ...

Macron’s politics look to Blair and Clinton. The backlash was inevitable  The GuardianThe French president has cut taxes for the rich but maintained austerity. It's a failed formula, says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott.

Merkel's Foreign Policy Footprint  Carnegie EuropeThe next German chancellor successor will face daunting domestic and foreign policy challenges exacerbated by a weakening Europe and a changing ...

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A nation has its allies and its enemies. Let's take the US for example. We are allies with many nations, that is to say, we ally ourselves with the establishment of that nation. But what do we do when two of our allies are in disagreement with another? Who do we support? And as far as neutrality goes, it can also pose problems. The Germans felt an immense betrayal when former chancellor Gerhard Schroder joined the Russians and allied himself with Vladimir Putin. What do we do? Do we say "How dare you Schroder? How dare you join that tyrant?" Or do we just mind our business? Our Saudi friends hate the Yemeni. We supply them with arms. But why? Because of a contract we have with them. Lastly, who do we side with when two of our allies hate each other? We are allies with the Turks and the Kurds and yet the former want to destroy the latter so that they do not pose as a threat. Who do we side with? Having Turkey as an ally has much more benefits than allying with Kurds who barely has an established country.

I was reading this article on-line, what are your views? If not Europe then China or India? Chicago Tribune, 6 January 2002 (bit old but anyway) EU in position to be world’s next superpower by Andrew Reding While U.S. media focus on Europe’s transition to the euro, Washington doesn’t seem to understand the full implication of a unified continent across the Atlantic. The adoption of the euro by 12 European countries signals something far more important than anyone on this side of the Atlantic seems to realize. Europe is gradually emerging as the world’s new superpower. Within a couple of decades, the European Union will equal—if not surpass—the United States as the dominant economic force on the world stage. Consider the arithmetic. The U.S. dollar is used by about 285 million Americans. The euro is beginning to be used by 304 million Europeans with comparable levels of prosperity. When remaining EU members Great Britain, Sweden and Denmark join the euro zone, as now seems inevitable, that sum will rise to 378 million. And that is just the beginning. Another 12 European countries are preparing to join the EU. Their accession in the next decade will bring the total to 483 million, in current figures. Taking a longer view, Turkey, the Balkans and eventually Russia enter the picture. Turkey is already in a customs union with the EU, and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder is advocating bringing Russia into the fold. For his part, Russian President Vladimir Putin is likewise tilting toward Europe. Russia is already a member of the Council of Europe. It is only a matter of time before it joins the EU. Together with the remaining holdouts, that will bring the total to roughly 800 million people in current terms, almost equal to the population of India or China. But the EU is qualitatively different from India and China. It is enormously more prosperous and technologically advanced. It encompasses four of the Big Seven economic powers: Germany, Great Britain, France and Italy. Geopolitically, it includes a unified Germany in further union with its historic rivals, France and Great Britain. Add Russia to the mix and the implications are mind-boggling. Never before has Europe been united through peaceful means. The emergence of the continental superpower raises the prospect of a union more formidable than the United States, stretching from the Atlantic across Eurasia to the Bering Sea. So why aren’t we hearing more about it? Because Washington still doesn’t believe Europeans will be able to overcome linguistic and cultural barriers. Yet border checks have vanished, so that crossing from one country to another is about as eventful as crossing a state line in the United States. The EU already has a functioning parliament, courts, capital city, flag, license plates, passports and now a common currency. Despite all of this, Washington still isn’t taking the EU all that seriously. Where, after all, is the European president? The current European executive has 15 heads, a recipe for gridlock that can only get worse with the admission of more countries. But even that is about to change. The EU is convening a constitutional convention under former French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing to consider a federal structure with an elected president to complement the existing directly elected parliament. Cynics will say that even so, Europe will never match the vitality and the commitment to freedom and free enterprise that has made the United States the world’s greatest-ever economic and technological powerhouse. But all that is changing too. Europe now has its own bill of rights, and a court in Strasbourg, France, to enforce it. Just as tariff barriers are vanishing all across the continent, so are the national monopolies that have until now stifled competition. With a single currency, reduced telecommunications and transport costs and a market larger than the United States, vast new opportunities are opening up for free enterprise. Already, there is a new dynamism in Europe. Futuristic rail lines are spreading across the continent, whisking intercity passengers at 185 m.p.h. Cellphones are more ubiquitous than in the United States. And even Americans are now flying in Airbuses instead of Boeings. And, if you think about it, the adoption of a common parliament, bill of rights, and currency by 12 nations with as many different languages is an even more audacious feat than the union of 13 English-speaking colonies a little more than two centuries ago. PNS associate editor Andrew Reding is a senior fellow of the World Policy Institute in New York. So what should America do?

I was watching John F. Kennedy's funeral on youtube until the voice over guy said that "never before have so many great presidents, kings, and leaders of other countries attended the same funeral before..." Do you know who were the great leaders who attended? Thanks.