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A Political Hurricane is About to Sweep Across Europe<\/a><\/h3>\n
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If you\u2019ve been paying attention, you could see this coming a mile away. Although I\u2019ve forecast huge political shifts in the West for years\u00a0now, I made my strongest prediction on European changes late last year following the Paris terror attacks.<\/p>\n

In the post,\u00a0A Message to Europe \u2013 Prepare for Nationalism<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0I wrote:<\/p>\n

Actions have consequences, and people can only be pushed so far before they snap. I believe the Paris terror attacks will be a major catalyst that will ultimately usher in nationalist type governments in many parts of\u00a0Europe, culminating in an end of the EU as we know it and a return to true nation-states. Although I think a return to regional government and democracy is what Europeans need and deserve, the way in which it will come about, and the types of governments we could\u00a0see emerge, are unlikely to be particularly enlightened or democratic after the dust has settled.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A few months later, Brexit shocked the world when\u00a0the British public voted to leave the European Union. While this event represents a moment of huge historical significance, Brexit is\u00a0just the start of a\u00a0much, much bigger trend.<\/p>\n

As the\u00a0Wall Street Journal<\/em>\u00a0reported earlier this week in a\u00a0very important article<\/a>:<\/p>\n

BERLIN\u2014Growing populist forces shook Europe\u2019s pillar of stability this weekend, as\u00a0an unprecedented defeat<\/a>\u00a0for Chancellor\u00a0Angela Merkel\u2019s conservatives in Germany signaled more political tumult across the continent.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

For the first time in postwar history, Ms. Merkel\u2019s Christian Democrats finished behind a populist challenger to their political right in a state election. Riding a wave of discontent with her migration policy, the Alternative for Germany\u2014a three-year-old anti-immigrant party\u2014beat the chancellor\u2019s party in her home state, spurring her allies to debate Monday whether she should change course.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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