Communism is already acknowledged by all
European Powers to be itself a Power.
When, soon after his return, England, in horror at the execution of the French king, joined the coalition of
European powers against France, Wordsworth experienced a great shock--the first, he tells us, that his moral nature had ever suffered--at seeing his own country arrayed with corrupt despotisms against what seemed to him the cause of humanity.
Carlier, an ex-non-commissioned officer of cavalry in an army guaranteed from harm by several
European Powers, was less impressed.
From the records of the Colonial Office and from the dead man's diary we learn that a certain young English nobleman, whom we shall call John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, was commissioned to make a peculiarly delicate investigation of conditions in a British West Coast African Colony from whose simple native inhabitants another European power was known to be recruiting soldiers for its native army, which it used solely for the forcible collection of rubber and ivory from the savage tribes along the Congo and the Aruwimi.
And so the Colonial Office appointed John Clayton to a new post in British West Africa, but his confidential instructions centered on a thorough investigation of the unfair treatment of black British subjects by the officers of a friendly European power. Why he was sent, is, however, of little moment to this story, for he never made an investigation, nor, in fact, did he ever reach his destination.
That would give these negro races a superior idea of
European power."
There was a certain lieutenant of SPAHIS whom the government had reason to suspect of improper relations with a great
European power. This Lieutenant Gernois, who was at present stationed at Sidibel-Abbes, had recently been attached to the general staff, where certain information of great military value had come into his possession in the ordinary routine of his duties.
He is here to make up his mind whether it will pay Japan to renew her treaty with us, or whether it would be more to her advantage to enter into an alliance with any other
European power. He has been to most of the capitals in Europe.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy backed leading
European powers on Thursday in opposing the readmission of Russia to the Group of Seven adanced economies, saying Russia still occupied Crimea and was frustrating peace in eastern Ukraine, Natalia Zinets and Gabriela Baczynska of Reuters report.
To take only the most recent example, last month Trump renewed five waivers allowing Russia, China, and
European powers to partner with Iran on its civilian nuclear program.
Should the international community, particularly
European powers such as France, Germany and United Kingdom enable the rise of another regional hegemon?
Zarif said
European powers still party to the nuclear deal should accelerate efforts to salvage it, though Iran would leave the pact if necessary.
great power - a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world