By forces outside our control, 57 percent of Americans disagree that success is pretty much determined — in contrast to the global average of 38 percent and 31 percent Germany. majority of Americans are optimistic and believe working hard and applying oneself is the key to..…

It's if not the only, success of EU's barely existent policy that Europeans could not afford to sacrifice it to their alignment with United States, for fear of losing the little credibility they might still salvage.. ..…

The Soviets had bled on a level unfathomable to an American to “liberate” all the territories east of the Elbe River in Germany from Nazi control. The British and Americans, by contrast, held France, the Low Countries and Italy, plus Germany west of the Elbe. ..…