Foreign policy often involved nothing more than the decision whom to make war upon.

Peter Heather
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The end of World War II saw a number of nations divided into two military alliances, the United States and the Soviet Union, and a third one, the United Kingdom. The latter was a coalition between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Not only did this lead to a great deal of tension with the nations that weren’t part of the United Kingdom, but it also hindered real progress in helping to rebuild the world following the war. In essence, it allowed for a great deal of politics to get in the way of progress.

Source: The Fall Of The Roman Empire: A New History Of Rome And The Barbarians

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