This strength of two diametrically opposed stances was a severe and influential obstacle and reason as to why Germany failed to unite before 1860. ... Historians such as Waller and Bruce to name but two argue that the critical reason was the ability of the "might" of Austria's power to block developments. ...

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Diplomacy as the political process by which political entities, generally states, conduct official relations with one another within the international environment, performs distinct functions in foreign policy that makes it indispensable to international society. As an institution, diplomacy has p...

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