Key point: Berlin could have won World War I, but several things would have to have gone differently. Most obviously, America’s entrance to the conflict prevented a stalemate. Yet fascinating as these ...

Let’s look at what might have been. Here are a few possibilities in which history could have been very different for Germany. When it comes to alternative history, the Second World War is king. Dozens ...

China Daily has been making much of Harvard University Prof. Joseph Nye’s comments about China’s rise and American decline. In a recent article titled ‘Don’t Magnify China’s Power,’ Ariel Tung reports ...

FRAGILE RISE: GRAND STRATEGY AND THE FATE OF IMPERIAL GERMANY, 1871-1914 By Xu Qiyu Translated by Joshua Hill Foreword by Graham Allison The MIT Press, $31, 341 pages It says a lot about the ...

Lawrence:University Press of Kansas, 2018. Pp. xiv, 396+. Illus., maps, notes, biblio., index. $39.95. ISBN: 070062600X The Kaiserreich at War Contrary to the title, the history of the German Army in ...

This video delves into Imperial Germany’s strategic ambitions during World War I, exploring whether and how German leaders envisioned global dominance through military, economic, and colonial ...

An aging scion of a medieval German principality aspired to reestablish the throne of Kaiser Wilhelm II — only to have the ambition thwarted in a massive raid by Germany‘s security services. “We know ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about international politics, economics, and development. Yesterday was Veterans Day. But November 11 began as Armistice ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Poor relief and unemployment insurance were two social policies that provided aid to jobless workers in urban Imperial Germany (1871-1914).