Unprecedented Second World War Images

                                       Saudi Arabia's king visits the Fuhrer 


Besides the people's gas mask, there are also gas defenses created for German children.


In honor of the diplomatic corps the Fuhrer held a supper in Berlin, in which accredited ambassadors took part. The Fuhrer speaks with the British ambassador Sir Henderson.


The warm friendship between Japan and Germany finds expression in a Japanese art exhibition in Berlin. The Fuhrer greets Japanese Ambassador Oshima. 


Italian Foreign Minister Count Ciano visits the Polish government for discussions. Count Ciano before the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw. 


Reichs Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop pays a visit to Warsaw.

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Freedom in the World in 2016 by Fredom House

                                                                                                         by Arch Puddington and Tyler Roylance

      The world was battered in 2015 by overlapping crises that fueled xenophobic sentiment in democratic countries, undermined the economies of states dependent on the sale of natural resources, and led authoritarian regimes to crack down harder on dissent. These unsettling developments contributed to the 10th consecutive year of decline in global freedom. The democracies of Europe and the United States struggled to cope with the Syrian civil war and other unresolved regional conflicts. In addition to compounding the misery and driving up the death toll of civilians in the affected territories, the fighting generated unprecedented numbers of refugees and incubated terrorist groups that inspired or organized attacks on targets abroad. In democratic countries, these stresses led to populist, often bigoted reactions as well as new security measures, both of which threaten the core values of an open society.

        The year also featured the slowdown of China’s economy and a related plunge in commodity prices, which hit profligate, export-dependent authoritarian regimes especially hard. Anticipating popular unrest, dictators redoubled political repression at home and lashed out at perceived foreign enemies. However, in several important countries, elections offered a peaceful way out of failed policies and mismanagement. Voters in places including Nigeria, Venezuela, and Myanmar rejected incumbents and gave new leaders or parliaments an opportunity to tackle corruption, economic decay, and corrosive security problems. These fresh starts suggest that democratic systems may ultimately prove more resilient than their brittle authoritarian counterparts.

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