Wladimir Putin on World War II Russia’s Puzzling Moves Putin felt it necessary to reopen the question of who started World War II. He is claiming that it was not the totalitarians but the liberal democracies that started World War II. Why is he doing so? The Russian President wants to change the perception of Poland from a victim nation to a historical aggressor VON GEORGE FRIEDMAN
European history : Neither Merkel’s open borders nor her power can survive After the Second World War Germany became the largest economy in Europe. It demanded unity and a commitment to the European project. But there is still a historical antipathy against Germany. That evokes problems for Angela Merkel KOLUMNE: GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES
