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Nice Neutrality, Would Be A Pity If Something Happened To It

Those poor Belgians

Feb 10, 2021
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A narrative of Belgium as the linchpin of 20th Century conflict history. 

1 - Colonial violence in the Congo

2 - German invasion to get at France

3 - German invasion to get at France again

4 - NATO based in Brussels

In each of the first three conflicts, "sovereignty" is the key problem. The Belgian sovereign held the Congo as a personal property, then Congo …

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