#233 – Big Stick Diplomacy
During 1947-48, England and France had been working on their own treaty as well as one involving the so-called Benelux countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg). That became the basis of discussions about a broader treaty creating a United States of Europe,...
#232 – Norway Wants The Money
The Soviets and Finland had a complex history including a non-aggression pact and a false flag operation used to break it. But the President of Finland after WWII, Paasikivi, signed a new one anyway. Norway, on the other hand, was reluctant to sign one. They went with...
#231 – Finlandization
The other countries that lead to NATO being formed were Norway and Finland. One signed a non-aggression pact with the USSR. The other did not. We discuss the reasons and history behind each decision. There something secret here that only members can see. Probably an...
#230 – The Communist “Coup”
As the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia dominated the 1946 election, former Catholic fascist Slovakia ministers conspire to overthrow the Benes government through acts of terrorism. This leads to a series of purges, protests, strikes, and finally the Communist...
#229 – Peak Communism
After Benes took control of Czechoslovakia again after WWII, with the support of the Allies, he ran a program of ethnic cleansing, mostly targeting people of German ancestry. And the Czech Communist party became the most popular political party of any country in...
Thanks?In 1985 the Austrian town of Bregenz celebrated 2,000 years since the Roman army established a camp at the site on the eastern shore of Lake Constance. A bronze medallion was struck to mark the occasion. (Featured medallion is in my collection. Photo is my own).
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