Die Kamarilla um Reichspräsident Paul von Hindenburg, die ihn durch ein Intrigenspiel an die Macht gehievt hatte, war mit ihm einig in dem Ziel, eine Rückkehr zur parlamentarischen Demokratie zu verhindern, die Fesseln von Versailles zu sprengen, die Streitkräfte massiv aufzurüsten und Deutschland wieder zur ersten Großmacht in Europa zu machen. Was die weiteren Absichtsbekundungen Hitlers betraf, waren seine konservativen Bündnispartner geneigt, sie als bloße Rhetorik abzutun.

Und das klingt auffällig nach dem, was die Medien so zu Trump gesagt haben (ich eingeschlossen).

Emphasizing the „historical friendship“ between its people and Americans, Germany said on Wednesday it was still opening up channels of communication with aides to U.S. President Donald Trump, who has launched withering attacks on Berlin‘s policies.

A ruling Justice and Development (AKP) deputy has warned Greece over a fresh rift over the Kardak islets, saying Turkey would shoot at the country if they “played any games.”

“I am warning Greece: You were saved owing to a cowardly [Turkish] admiral in 1996. Do not play the Kardak game with us. We will shoot you!” Hüseyin Kocabıyık, the party’s İzmir deputy, tweeted on Feb. 1.
Kocabıyık was referring to a previous escalation between the two countries 21 years ago over the small Aegean islets.

Turkey’s deputy prime minister Veysi Kaynak openly threatened Greece and claimed that the Turkish Armed Forces will prevent Greece in the Aegean Sea.

Speaking to state-run Anadolu News Agency, Kaynak said:

“Greece, just like in Kardak [Turkish name for Imia] is trying to exploit tie islets but Turkey will not allow Greece to open new areas in the Aegean Turkey will not allow it to open new areas in the Aegean.”

German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a phone conversation with Greek prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday afternoon, a day before she launches her official visit to Turkey.

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(29.1.2017) That is to say, the administration is testing the extent to which the DHS (and other executive agencies) can act and ignore orders from the other branches of government. This is as serious as it can possibly get: all of the arguments about whether order X or Y is unconstitutional mean nothing if elements of the government are executing them and the courts are being ignored.

Yesterday was the trial balloon for a coup d’état against the United States. It gave them useful information.

The situation on the Korean Peninsula is a case in point, the chairman said. In the past, he said, officials believed any war on the peninsula could be contained to the area. However, with the development of ballistic missile technology, the North Korean nuclear program and new cyber capabilities that is no longer possible, Dunford said. A war that once would have been limited would now spiral, almost immediately, with regional and global implications, he said.

“Deterring, and if necessary, defeating, a threat from North Korea requires the joint force to be capable of nearly instant integration across regions, domains and functions,” Dunford said. “Keeping pace with the speed of war means changing the way we approach challenges, build strategy, make decisions and develop leaders.”

Der Vereinigte Generalstabschef der südkoreanischen Streitkräfte, Lee Sun-jin, hat die USA um den Einsatz strategischer Waffen auf der koreanischen Halbinsel gebeten.

Die Bitte habe Lee am Mittwoch in einem Telefongespräch mit seinem US-amerikanischen Amtskollegen Joseph Dunford geäußert, teilte der Vereinigte Generalstab Südkoreas mit. Das etwa 20-minütige Telefonat war die erste Diskussion zwischen Lee und Dunford über die Kooperation seit dem Amtstantritt der Trump-Regierung.

(25.1.2017) Mr Malloch added that any attempt by the EU to block Britain beginning negotiations with the US would be „absurd“ and like a husband „trying to stop his wife having an affair“.

(26.1.2017) The Euro could „collapse“ within the next 18 months, the man tipped as the next US ambassador to Brussels has claimed, adding that he would „short“ the EU single currency if he was an investor.

Prof Ted Malloch, a former Oxford University professor now at University of Reading, added that the UK and US could cut a bilateral trade deal inside 90 days and that elections in Europe this year could sweep away the EU as we know it.

(27.1.2017) ‚Maybe there‘s another union that needs a little taming‘

(1.2.2017) Donald Trump begrüßt den Brexit, sein Einreisestopp wird in Europa heftig kritisiert. Aber auch bei anderen Themen kommen sich der US-Präsident und die EU in die Quere. Eine Übersicht.

Wie der russische Chefunterhändler Alexander Lawrentjew betonte, sollte dieser Entwurf vor allem den Verhandlungsprozess vorantreiben, „ohne uns in die Besprechung und Annahme einer neuen Verfassung einzumischen.“