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A clear-eyed look at the peace that should follow World War I, and the choices that will shape Europe’s future. This book argues that a punitive “German peace” would hurt all nations, and it calls for careful, practical steps to build a durable settlement.
Drawing on a wide view of Europe—from Britain’s stance to the Balkans, the Middle East, and beyond—the author lays out the stakes of postwar policy. It covers topics such as how allies might cooperate, how borders and peoples should be treated, and what measures of reparation and reform are realistically possible. The discussion centers on avoiding vengeance while pursuing a just and lasting peace, with attention to rethinking alliances, territories like Alsace-Lorraine, and the fate of minority and regional claims.
Readers will find:
- Clear analysis of postwar problems across Europe, including the Balkans, Austria-Hungary, and the Middle East.
- Practical arguments for reconciliation and cooperative settlement over fear-driven retaliation.
- How future peace might address questions of territory, governance, and regional stability.
- A framework for understanding the organization of peace as a concrete, achievable goal.
Ideal for readers seeking a thoughtful roadmap to the aftercare of war and the hope of a stable, cooperative Europe.
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United States, I have endeavoured to make due allowance for the situation created by the dramatic succession of events which began early in October. Nevertheless, I am not so impressed by the political changes which have occurred in Germany and A ustria-H ungary since that date as to believe that the future form of government has yet been definitely determined in the one case or the extinction of an ancient monarchy made certain in the other. For that reason the chapters relating to these countries have not been altered as drastically as the reader might expect. In particular, until events have decided otherwise, I shall not renounce the opinion that the present republican movements in Germany represent merely a transitory phase of a political transformation whose outcome will be a democratized Empire still resting in the main upon a monarchical basis. At the moment of writing half the Sovereigns of Germany are exiles, and the other half are wondering what the morrow will bring forth. No one need pity these short-sighted men, who, had they been gifted with but a modicum of political sagacity, might still to-day have been ruling over communities as contented as any in Europe. Nevertheless, it is probable that their fate in the end will be better than their deserts.
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