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Peter Lambri's avatar

VG, Jack. So much to unpack and talk about…..

The German Chancellor’s (reported) comment that Europe has just returned from a vacation from its history can be taken as being quite threatening - coming from him……

There’s a new article in Foreign Affairs which chimes with this thought called “The New Hegemon.”

Jack Kessler's avatar

Thanks! It transpires that the division of Germany rather suited everyone (except citizens of the GDR, of course).

Peter Lambri's avatar

I was sent home once for being grossly impertinent in a history class! Something about what we now call counterfactual history…

(Dad never bothered to show even the pretence of annoyance!)

But humming to Bob Marley!!