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Europe needs a Metternich
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Europe needs a Metternich
June 30, 2025

One indicator of decline is when you invent something but others become better than you at using it. Europeans invented modern diplomacy, including the version of which it is said: “Diplomacy is when you send someone to hell and make them look forward to the journey.” We no longer know how to do that — but others do.