http://davecole.org/blog/2008/05/18/the-most-influential-post-war-figure/ Thoughts, notes and comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:32:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://davecole.org/blog/2008/05/18/the-most-influential-post-war-figure/#comment-1311 dave Mon, 19 May 2008 23:21:57 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/2008/05/18/the-most-influential-post-war-figure/#comment-1311 Yes, he was. The EU is now seen as something that isn't going to go away, but in the early fifties things looked very different. Destroyed by the war and between the USA and USSR, the nation states of Europe were under threat and their survival was by no means guaranteed. Spaak was influential in saving them by getting them to work together for common goals even when the short-term result was bad for that country. Yes, he was. The EU is now seen as something that isn’t going to go away, but in the early fifties things looked very different. Destroyed by the war and between the USA and USSR, the nation states of Europe were under threat and their survival was by no means guaranteed. Spaak was influential in saving them by getting them to work together for common goals even when the short-term result was bad for that country.

]]> http://davecole.org/blog/2008/05/18/the-most-influential-post-war-figure/#comment-1307 jameshigham Mon, 19 May 2008 00:40:47 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/2008/05/18/the-most-influential-post-war-figure/#comment-1307 More than interesting, Dave. So he was a key driving force behind the EU threat of the moment and the Council of Europe policy driving? Have to read up more about him. More than interesting, Dave. So he was a key driving force behind the EU threat of the moment and the Council of Europe policy driving? Have to read up more about him.

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