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There's a couple of things I don't understand in your post that I was hoping to clear up. First off, was crude oil as valuable a thing when Napoleon was around as it is today?

'The EU was created...

Whoa, whoa there, Herr Doktor!

I bet the EU would be happiest of happy to lure those in, with all the resources they've got. Serious 'bout it.[/quote]

Lol... Mein Fuher :lol:

Anyways,...

What unstable countries? Or perhaps you think that the South European states, which border or simply are members of the EU now, are stable quiet countries? As well as some other countries who have...

NATO's still around because it's a useful facit for cooperation between nations. I know that sounds a little naive but, still, it's a great way to keep good relations between different European...

True. Another way of putting it is Hunnington's "Clash of Civilizations", where the world is divided geo-politically along cultural lines. According to Hunnington, Russia stands at the center of the...

But world power isn't based on just military might; there's cultural and economic influences. This all relates to terms like 'hegemony' and whatever else social theorists think up.

Anyways, on the...