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Macron urges world leaders to 'fight for peace' on WWI centenary
French president tells leaders on Armistice Day to 'build our hopes rather than playing our fears against each other'.
French President Emmanuel Macron has urged dozens of world leaders marking a century since the end of World War I to come together for a joint "fight for peace".
"Let us build our hopes rather than playing our fears against each other," he told leaders, including the presidents of the United States and Russia on Sunday.
France, the epicenter of the first global conflict, is hosting the main international commemoration with about 70 world leaders gathering at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris at 10:00 GMT to mark the milestone moment.
"The traces of this war will never be wiped away. Neither in France, nor in Europe the Middle East, nor all over the world," Macron said.
"Let us remember, let us not forget. Because the memory of these sacrifices makes us worthy of those who fought and died so that we can be free. So let us remember," he said.
"Let us not give up the ideals, the principles and the patriotism of those who fought."
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/world-leaders-gather-paris-mark-world-war-centenary-181111082124835.html
UN chief sees 'parallels' with 1930s amid nationalism warnings
As global figures remember 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, political leaders warn of rising nationalism.
The UN chief has said the world today has several of the ingredients that led to the failure of the peace that followed World War I, in comments marking the 100th anniversary of the end of that conflict, as the leaders of France and Germany warned about the dangers of nationalism.
Without referring to Donald Trump by name, all three of them on Sunday railed against the US president's world view and the dangers of disregarding international norms as they spoke at the start of the Paris Peace Forum in the French capital.
"As I see it, several elements today have many parallels with both the start of the 20th century and the 1930s, giving us grounds to fear that an unpredictable chain of events could ensue," Antonio Guterres, the United Nations secretary-general, said.
For her part, Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany, expressed her "concern" that "blinkered nationalist views may gain ground once again".
Merkel warned that the benefits of international cooperation, "the peaceful balancing of interests, even the European peace project - people are calling them into question again."
Her comments came shortly after French President Emmanuel Macron made similar remarks, seemingly aimed at Trump who in a recent speech called himself a nationalist.
During his 20-minute speech, Macron called nationalism "the exact opposite" of the patriotism shown by soldiers.
"Nationalism is a betrayal," he said.
"By saying our interests come first and others don't matter we are erasing what makes a nation precious, what makes it live, what makes it great and most importantly of all, its moral values," he told those in attendance, which included Trump among others.
"Let us build our hopes rather than playing our fears against each other."
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/chief-sees-parallels-1930s-nationalism-warnings-181111162324772.html
The Makers of War
https://archive.org/details/FrancisNeilsonTheMakersOfWar1950
The Genesis of World War
https://archive.org/stream/genesisofworldwa00harr/genesisofworldwa00harr_djvu.txt
" This book is frankly what the title implies: an introduction to the study of the problem of the responsibility for the World War. It aims to present the subject as it now stands on the basis of the secret documents published since 1917 and of the monographic literature which has appeared in this same period, analyzing and assessing the significance of this new documentary material.-----------"
England's Holy War War
https://archive.org/details/englandsholywars00iren
French president tells leaders on Armistice Day to 'build our hopes rather than playing our fears against each other'.
French President Emmanuel Macron has urged dozens of world leaders marking a century since the end of World War I to come together for a joint "fight for peace".
"Let us build our hopes rather than playing our fears against each other," he told leaders, including the presidents of the United States and Russia on Sunday.
France, the epicenter of the first global conflict, is hosting the main international commemoration with about 70 world leaders gathering at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris at 10:00 GMT to mark the milestone moment.
"The traces of this war will never be wiped away. Neither in France, nor in Europe the Middle East, nor all over the world," Macron said.
"Let us remember, let us not forget. Because the memory of these sacrifices makes us worthy of those who fought and died so that we can be free. So let us remember," he said.
"Let us not give up the ideals, the principles and the patriotism of those who fought."
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/world-leaders-gather-paris-mark-world-war-centenary-181111082124835.html
UN chief sees 'parallels' with 1930s amid nationalism warnings
As global figures remember 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, political leaders warn of rising nationalism.
The UN chief has said the world today has several of the ingredients that led to the failure of the peace that followed World War I, in comments marking the 100th anniversary of the end of that conflict, as the leaders of France and Germany warned about the dangers of nationalism.
Without referring to Donald Trump by name, all three of them on Sunday railed against the US president's world view and the dangers of disregarding international norms as they spoke at the start of the Paris Peace Forum in the French capital.
"As I see it, several elements today have many parallels with both the start of the 20th century and the 1930s, giving us grounds to fear that an unpredictable chain of events could ensue," Antonio Guterres, the United Nations secretary-general, said.
For her part, Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany, expressed her "concern" that "blinkered nationalist views may gain ground once again".
Merkel warned that the benefits of international cooperation, "the peaceful balancing of interests, even the European peace project - people are calling them into question again."
Her comments came shortly after French President Emmanuel Macron made similar remarks, seemingly aimed at Trump who in a recent speech called himself a nationalist.
During his 20-minute speech, Macron called nationalism "the exact opposite" of the patriotism shown by soldiers.
"Nationalism is a betrayal," he said.
"By saying our interests come first and others don't matter we are erasing what makes a nation precious, what makes it live, what makes it great and most importantly of all, its moral values," he told those in attendance, which included Trump among others.
"Let us build our hopes rather than playing our fears against each other."
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/chief-sees-parallels-1930s-nationalism-warnings-181111162324772.html
The Makers of War
https://archive.org/details/FrancisNeilsonTheMakersOfWar1950
The Genesis of World War
https://archive.org/stream/genesisofworldwa00harr/genesisofworldwa00harr_djvu.txt
" This book is frankly what the title implies: an introduction to the study of the problem of the responsibility for the World War. It aims to present the subject as it now stands on the basis of the secret documents published since 1917 and of the monographic literature which has appeared in this same period, analyzing and assessing the significance of this new documentary material.-----------"
England's Holy War War
https://archive.org/details/englandsholywars00iren