In 1913 many believed that there would never again be a war in Europe. The great powers of the continent were so closely intertwined economically that the view was widespread that they could no longer afford to have military confrontations.
AwardsCharlemagne Prize; Order Of Prince Henry; Cicero-Rednerpreis; Order Of The Star Of Romania; Heinrich Brauns Award; ; Walter Hallstein Prize; Grand Merit Cross Of The Federal Republic Of Germany; Order Of The Three Stars; Coudenhove-Kalergi Plaque; Franz Josef Strauss Award; ; ; Winfried Award; Decoration Of Honour For Services To The Republic Of Austria; Saarland Order Of Merit; Order Of Merit Of Baden-Württemberg; Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize; Order Of Merit Of Rhineland-Palatinate; European Culture Prize; ; Leopold Kunschak Prize; ; Royal Norwegian Order Of Merit; Order Of Christ; Legion Of Honour; Knight Grand Cross Of The Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic; Grand Cross Of The Order Of The Oak Crown; European Hancraft Prize; Robert Schuman Medal; Steiger Award