History turns out to be a super weapon on the battlefield

Whoever says NATO thinks of a western military alliance against Russian threats. That is what NATO was created for, and today more than ever, countering that specific threat is the thing NATO is known for.

"Kick out Black Pete", a club of Dutch demonstrators called themselves. They protested against the black skin of the Dutch helper of the white Saint Nicholas. However, supporters of Black Pete turned that around and changed the name to "Kick out Black Pete." And so it happened, with national upheaval as a result.

A decade ago, if you started taking stock of which politicians were threatened and by whom, it quickly became clear where the greatest danger came from: from Islamic extremists.