A Golden Age - Make the Dutch Provinces Great !
With victory in the Revolt against Spain in 1648, the challenge had evaporated and the Dutch Republic needed to find a fresh purpose in itself, above and beyond its outstanding economic success
Europe
A Golden Age - Holland's Power by the Numbers
The Seventeenth Century - or at least its first 75 years - was called 'Golden' in the Northern Netherlands not just as symbol of material abundance but by virtue of the social cohesion the small Republic achieved
Europe - Procrastinator or ἀγωνιστής
European industry failed to leverage the digital revolution across multiple sectors and global competition has been chipping away at the Continent's wealth and security : existential choices for all European citizens
Europe - Vertigo years
In the grip of the most brutal confrontation since World War II, the European continent has been keeping up the pretense that life from Saint Petersburg to London will go on, aloof and oblivious of the rumblings. How long will the illusion hold?