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Translation A Great Britain, Russia and Europe Conditions for Continental Security The Lesson of History By a correspondent Have the American isolationists ever considered how English they are in their deep instinctive aversion to European entanglements and obligations? The conservative landers willingly renounced the fruits of Malborough's victories: they were fed up with the continent and wanted to get rid of it. The "poor" Electorate of Hanover remained for a long time a wretched place in British politics and at the same time a reproach: it was a connection to the continent; the welcome loss of Hanover had a positive impact on the position of the dynasty in England. In the 19th century, alliances with the continent were avoided, and no policy could be more typical of English and popular than that of "splendid isolation". The strength and possibilities of the nation should not be wasted in useless continental quarrels. is/ This/at all the natural attitude of a nation that wants to build its own world empire or continent. The same attitude has also been taken by America and the great Russian Empire, which basically extends beyond Europe and which, beyond its internal development or expansion to Asia, can sometimes even forget the Balkans, although the Balkans are, for various reasons, the most interesting part of Europe for Russia. No nation that has had serious commitments on the European continent is able to develop or maintain larger non-European territories; and no nation that is concerned with the development of such territories can voluntarily be involved in continental affairs, but what we call continental, the Americans call European. And since the English island is a link and a mediator between Europe and North America, the aversion to European entanglements is maintained.