On December 1, 1868, Prince Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, and Princess Louisa, the only princess of King Carl XV of Sweden, will be married on December 12, 1868 in Copenhagen. William IV carries Alexander Queen Della's official visit to Copenhagen, Denmark, to attend the wedding.

"How small and medium-sized countries can cope in the changing situation"

After arriving in Copenhagen on December 2, 1868, His Majesty William IV said in an interview with Luxembourg's "European Times" that although the effect cannot influence the major international situation, it does not mean that the situation of small countries is not safe and cannot be actively grasped. own future.

Attending the Danish royal wedding will be one of the stops on William IV's itinerary, as well as hosting the Nordic Union Kings Summit in Copenhagen.

Queen Alexandra of the Netherlands is the sister of Crown Prince Frederick, so William IV is the son-in-law of the Kingdom of Denmark. At the same time, with the addition of the Swedish princess to William IV, the brother-in-law, the alliance of the three countries will be closer. .

All can make a table.

William IV, who has not yet entered the King's Summit after attending the wedding, was interviewed by the accompanying Danish media on December 2. When asked how small countries such as Denmark can deal with themselves in Europe and the world, he said that although my sister-in-law can't control the big ones. However, this does not mean that the situation of small countries is not safe, and they cannot take the initiative to grasp their own future. He said that if the little aunt can cooperate, it will be able to speak out more effectively, and it will be able to unite most countries to play a certain role. effect.

As the relationship between major European powers continues to be tense, the rivalry in this region of Europe is becoming more and more obvious, which puts pressure on small and medium-sized countries. William IV answered questions from Danish and international reporters. Dutch insights.

There is a view that the game between great powers means that small and medium-sized countries must choose sides in diplomacy, and they need to move closer to big powers militarily in order to gain security.

However, this is not the only answer. William IV's statement shows that small and medium-sized countries still have room to choose to maintain their own independent foreign policies.

William IV further pointed out that a great country has the power and influence of a great country, but still wants the support and approval of other countries. There is plenty of factual evidence for this view.

During the Crimean War, the British Empire and other countries took a large number of collective measures to punish the Russian Empire for invading the Ottoman Empire, but more importantly, they formed an alliance militarily with most of the major powers in Europe, and economically united the Western European countries. collective strength.

This is the same as when dealing with His Majesty Napoleon I of the French Empire. In this regard, the United Kingdom is very handy in using it.

In the Americas, the United States of America is relatively self-reliant. On the basis of the Confederate States of the United States of America, its own overseas territories, Canada, Chile and other local allies, the United Kingdom also proposed to cooperate with Brazil, a compatriot of Portugal, to curb the development of the United States of America. , Even in order to maintain the global financial position of the British Empire, London used the Rothschild family to disrupt the financial order of countries in the world, in order to get a glimpse of the weaknesses of countries.

Therefore, in order to protect itself, the Netherlands also proposed to establish a South American alliance based on the former allies of the Netherlands, such as Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, etc., and proposed the establishment of an economic framework for the Americas to gather the support of small and medium-sized countries in the Americas to maintain the Netherlands. Leadership in the Americas.

"European Times" further reported that the game between the major European powers came in and continued to escalate. When the British Empire challenged the old and new powers from the continental powers, it proposed a new military and diplomatic balancing act on the European continent.

For this reason, the Netherlands has formed various organizations in response to the compressed small country space of the United Kingdom. The purpose of the Netherlands is to try to expand its influence in the region, and then attract countries around the world to join. Almost all of these countries are threatened by big powers. formed organization.

In particular, the establishment of the International Hague Tribunal has made the world see a different pattern.

Recently, it is more suitable for the Netherlands to prepare for the establishment of a new organization, the "Deep Blue Pacific Partnership". The Netherlands intends to unite the United States of America, Spain, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru to form a plan of the Pacific Seven-nation Alliance to strengthen cooperation with Pacific Rim countries. relations, in order to hedge against the military and diplomatic offensives of the Russian Empire and the British Empire.

"Europe Times" mentioned that William IV said that small countries have their own views and viewpoints, if they can be systematically and logically expounded, they will have a certain role and market in the world, and this is also proved by history.

During the Napoleon I War, many small and medium-sized allied countries and free countries, in order to maintain their own diplomatic independence, actively supported the initiative of not participating in the war~lightnovelpub.net~ refused to join the confrontation between the two groups, and finally obtained the status of neutral countries. Even now, the number of neutral countries is increasing, and similar heartbeats are not uncommon.

For example, the Balkan War between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire, the Civil War in the North and South America, etc., coupled with the invasion war launched by the French Empire in the Kingdom of Siam, seriously damaged the interests of European countries in the Kingdom of Siam. At this time, the Netherlands automatically organized When the sanctions against France were launched, many small and medium-sized countries forums were launched, so that small European countries in the Americas could formulate common positions on issues of mutual concern and make a stronger voice in the world.

In recent years, the Netherlands has also launched a number of world-level organizations to form a global governance institution. The purpose of the Netherlands is not to increase its own influence. Of course, it is false to say that there is no such thing, but it is more to promote cooperation with the Netherlands. Small and medium-sized countries that are also vulnerable and large powers increase their weight when negotiating or bargaining. Of course, there are more links with big powers.

"Europe Times" said that William IV believed that the French Empire began to emphasize that the war in the Far East was not a war, resulting in the statement that France was defending its own interests. William IV believed that even the French themselves did not believe the reasons stated by their government. Not to mention the rest of the world.

Therefore, the Netherlands needs to conduct more consultations with countries on this issue.

At the same time, William IV also said that the Netherlands is reluctant to participate too much in the Prussian invasion of the rest of the German Confederation, but the Netherlands will listen to the views of Austria-Hungary, which was once a member of the German Confederation, and the Netherlands will take it seriously. Look at whether these reasons are reasonable, and then convey it to Berlin to help Vienna.

These competing actions, the European Times believes that it may not be easy to stop in the short term.