Tag: Exile 169
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Exile170 – Marla’s Journey Through Time
Today is day 170 of my exile. Exile 170. Nineteen seventy. The world stands between rigid bloc confrontation and cautious diplomatic opening. With the Moscow Treaty, the Federal Republic of Germany and the Soviet Union begin a process of détente born from the experiences of two world wars, from Germany’s division, and from the dangerous logic of nuclear deterrence. Read more
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Exile169 – Marla’s Journey Through Time
Today is day 169 of my exile. Exile 169. Nineteen sixty-nine. Nineteen sixty-nine stands for upheaval and reorientation. In the Federal Republic, Gustav Heinemann is elected Federal President, and in the fall a social-liberal coalition under Willy Brandt takes office. With it begins a cautious recalibration of Ostpolitik, driven by the recognition that the German question can only be resolved in Read more