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The history of German foreign policy covers diplomatic developments and international history since 1871.. Before 1866, Habsburg Austria and its German Confederation were the nominal leader in German affairs, but the Hohenzollern Kingdom of Prussia exercised increasingly dominant influence in German affairs, owing partly to its ability to participate in German Confederation politics through ...
From 1920 to 1933, Britain and Germany were on generally good terms, as shown by the Locarno Treaties [48] and the Kellogg–Briand Pact, which helped reintegrate Germany into Europe. At the 1922 Genoa Conference , Britain clashed openly with France over the amount of reparations to be collected from Germany.
Britain supported the international solution to German payments through the Dawes Plan, which stabilized Germany's economy sufficiently to allow it to borrow from New York banks in order to pay reparations – money that England and France then used to pay against war debts owed to the US.
See Germany–Israel relations. Germany-Israel relations refers to the special relationship between Israel and Germany based on shared beliefs, Western values and a combination of historical perspectives. [134] Among the most important factors in their relations is Nazi Germany's role in the genocide of European Jews during the Holocaust. [135]
Under the Concert of Europe (or "Congress system"), the major European powers—Britain, Russia, Prussia, Austria, and (after 1818) France—pledged to meet regularly to resolve differences. This plan was the first of its kind in European history and seemed to promise a way to collectively manage European affairs and promote peace.
In a statement, France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain, the European Union, the European Commission, plus the United Kingdom and Ukraine, warned “Ukraine and Europe must be part of any ...
Britain will join a programme of European nations to develop long-range missiles, Defence Secretary John Healey said on Thursday, aiming to plug a gap in military inventories that was exposed by ...
Germany, which is the EU's most populous country and has the continent's biggest economy, is often perceived by its European neighbors as overpowering and too dominant in the 27-country bloc.