European Union

Traveling Boomers – Third Stop Spain & Canary Islands “Perhaps there never was a monument more characteristic of an age and people than the Alhambra; a rugged fortress without, a voluptuous palace within; war frowning from its battlements; poetry breathing throughout the fairy architecture of its halls.” ― Washington Irving The traveling boomers are at it again and this time it is the dreamy Spain and one of it’s Islands, Canary Islands. Like all typical travelers we fell in love with Spain. Any reasonable person who goes to Spain, eats in Spain, drinks in Spain will undoubtedly ...

On 24 February 2022, Russia stunned the world by launching an invasion of Ukraine. In the midst of checking on the family and friends who were now on the front lines of Europe's largest conflict since the outbreak of the Second World War, acclaimed Ukrainian-American historian Serhii Plokhy inevitably found himself attempting to understand the deeper causes of the invasion, analysing its course and contemplating the wider outcomes. The Russo-Ukrainian War is the comprehensive history of a conflict that has burned since 2014.

The referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union in 2016 has been one of the most controversial political events of modern times. For the first time, the man who called that vote talks about the decision and its origins, as well as giving a candid account of his time at the top of British politics. David Cameron was Conservative Party leader during the largest financial crash in living memory. The Arab Spring and the Eurozone crisis both started during his first year as prime minister.

In 1962 the American statesman Dean Acheson famously charged that Britain had lost an empire and failed to find a new role. Nearly 60 years later the rebuke rings true again. Britain's postwar search for its place in the world has vexed prime ministers and government since the nation's great victory in 1945: the cost of winning the war was giving up the empire. After the humiliation of Anthony Eden's Suez expedition, Britain seemed for a time to have found an answer.

Two opposing narratives vie to explain the strategic future of Europe, one geopolitical and one economic, and both center on the same resource: natural gas. In The Bridge, Thane Gustafson, an expert on Russian oil and gas, argues that the political rivalries that capture the lion's share of media attention must be viewed alongside multiple business interests and differences in economic ideologies. With a dense network of pipelines linking Europe and Russia, natural gas serves as a bridge that unites the region through common interests.

When Alex learns that Britain has decided to leave the European Union, he's shocked by just how normal everything seems. But the calm doesn't last as Alex is suddenly accosted by a giant living coin from the not so distant future. In this horrific future where Britain has left the EU, four story busses lie strewn about the streets of London after a failed plan to cut costs, the Queen's Guard have been replaced by flying reptiles with machine guns, and the River Thames runs red with molten lava.

This work continues the Seat of the Antichrist by revealing the shocking evolution of the EU empire in key prophetic areas while viewing its terrifying future. Moreover, its rise to power while virtually invisible to the world due to underreporting by the media and Bible Prophecy outlets. As is usual in Erika’s research; no piece is left hanging, from highlighting recent patterns of the signs of the times, to the EU’s crises of opportunity, to its path to the Mark of the Beast to eye widening details of the Whore of Babylon’s connection with the Empire. Whats more, the advancement of ...

Discover how disease, disaster, politics, and invention ensured Europe's development into Modern times. Humankind's thirst for knowledge, the sacrifice of the masses, and the lives and inventions of exceptional people drove the development of Modern Europe. Europe: European History: The Most Important Leaders, Events, & People through European History That Shaped Europe and Eventually Became the European Union delivers a quick glimpse at the tragedies and fortunes that made Europe what it is today. You'll learn why the Renaissance was different, how the black plague drove the evolution of art and diminished the strength of the Catholic Church, and the political and social consequences of the Reformation and the industrialization of Europe.

Fractured Continent is an urgent examination of how the political and social volatility in Europe impacts the United States and the rest of the world. The dream of a United States of Europe is unraveling in the wake of several crises now afflicting the continent. The single Euro currency threatens to break apart amid bitter arguments between rich northern creditors and poor southern debtors.

“Is Italy Becoming a Museum? A Long Decay of Experimental Democracy” explores the intricate and evolving political landscape of Italy, from its Renaissance glory days to its contemporary challenges. This book delves into Italy's rich history, examining how its once-prosperous city-states laid the groundwork for a vibrant culture and economy, only to face numerous trials in the centuries that followed. The narrative begins with Italy's early struggles and triumphs, including the rise of influential families like the Medicis and Sforzas, and the profound impact of the Holy Roman Empire ...

Global Conspiracy set to doom USA - Can the nation be saved? The novel "A Perfect War" is a prophetic warning of the devastation that can occur in the United States when we fail to heed the nation’s founding lessons of personal liberty, individual responsibility, and limited government. America is great when America is good and "A Perfect War" recalls the communities of everyday Americans who believe in simple, unalienable truths and who yearn for nothing more than an opportunity to live their lives with the freedom and hope the nation upholds, with faith and trust in a higher calling, ...

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What does Brexit do to our sense of history? On the basis that you cannot map the future if you have no sense of the past, Cambridge professor of international history and best-selling author of The Long Shadow sets out his profound, multicultural interpretation of the many Island Stories that make up Britain’s history. On 23 June 2016 the British electorate voted to leave the European Union. The margin was narrow (4 percent) yet decisive. Out meant out, but nobody in the governing class had a clue where the country was actually going: there was no exit strategy.

Buck Trungle is in serious trouble. Struggling to find the inspiration for a follow up to his critically acclaimed short Pounded by the Pound: Turned Gay by the Socioeconomic Implications of Britain Leaving the European Union, the erotica author finds himself desperate to stay relevant in the ever quickening press cycle. But when Buck receives a love letter from the physical manifestation of his own book's press coverage, he jumps at the chance to turn their short fling into something even more thrilling...something real.