> Germany suddenly realizing that the road to peace through mercantilism.... I'm pretty sure what he is saying is that Europe and Germany have realized that th

> Germany suddenly realizing that the road to peace through mercantilism.... I'm pretty sure what he is saying is that Europe and Germany have realized that the road to peace through free markets won't work and that they are returning to a mercantilist/socialist approach - both by strengthening the bonds between government and business, and by using business and trade restrictions as a weapon.