TFSmith121
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Generally, as follows:
Generally, as follows - the 1860s in the West were an era of realpolitik that predated the alliance system; the concert of Europe had broken down, of course, and the US and the Latin American republics generally opposed European adventurism, while the scramble for Africa was two decades away, more or less.
In Europe proper, the great issues are the consolidation, unification, and rise of Germany and Italy; the confrontation between Prussia and Austria over the future of Central Europe and "Germany"; between Austria and Russia over the future of the Balkans; the pending face-off between France and the German sucessor state over Western Europe; Britain's desire to avoid further involvement in Europe per se, and yet still maintain its interests in the Mediterranean and its littoral; and the efforts by the Ottomans (especially) to hang on to what they had ... and all this was happening against the background of "democratized" government (even in the more autocratic European states) in an era of popular nationalism and mass movements, all at a time when industrialization and urbanization is going full bore.
So, with all that in mind, basically one would expect the European powers to look after their own interests - none of them owe the British anything, obviously. The Russians are friendly to the US (as they were, historically) and the Prussians are planning their contest with the Austrians for the future of Germany, with - in BROS - the reality the British are not in a position to intervene; and the Prussians and Russians are in their historical alliance of the moment against the Polish rebels. Otherwise, the Austrians and Spanish are trying to hold on to what they have, and the Italians want to unify, generally in the face of opposition from the Austrians.
In BROS, the US has offered to broker a deal between Mexico and France that allows the French to recognize reality and re-focus their energies in Europe and the Med; the Spanish are flailing away on Hispaniola, so reality will intrude there as well, presumably sooner rather than later.
In Latin America, the Granadines are in the middle of their civil war, and the other Latin American states are selling what they can for whatever the traffic will bear.
Around the world, various alarms and excursions are underway or pending in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific.
Any specific questions?
Thanks
I forget what is the foreign view of Britain's war with the US again? At least among the major powers?
Generally, as follows - the 1860s in the West were an era of realpolitik that predated the alliance system; the concert of Europe had broken down, of course, and the US and the Latin American republics generally opposed European adventurism, while the scramble for Africa was two decades away, more or less.
In Europe proper, the great issues are the consolidation, unification, and rise of Germany and Italy; the confrontation between Prussia and Austria over the future of Central Europe and "Germany"; between Austria and Russia over the future of the Balkans; the pending face-off between France and the German sucessor state over Western Europe; Britain's desire to avoid further involvement in Europe per se, and yet still maintain its interests in the Mediterranean and its littoral; and the efforts by the Ottomans (especially) to hang on to what they had ... and all this was happening against the background of "democratized" government (even in the more autocratic European states) in an era of popular nationalism and mass movements, all at a time when industrialization and urbanization is going full bore.
So, with all that in mind, basically one would expect the European powers to look after their own interests - none of them owe the British anything, obviously. The Russians are friendly to the US (as they were, historically) and the Prussians are planning their contest with the Austrians for the future of Germany, with - in BROS - the reality the British are not in a position to intervene; and the Prussians and Russians are in their historical alliance of the moment against the Polish rebels. Otherwise, the Austrians and Spanish are trying to hold on to what they have, and the Italians want to unify, generally in the face of opposition from the Austrians.
In BROS, the US has offered to broker a deal between Mexico and France that allows the French to recognize reality and re-focus their energies in Europe and the Med; the Spanish are flailing away on Hispaniola, so reality will intrude there as well, presumably sooner rather than later.
In Latin America, the Granadines are in the middle of their civil war, and the other Latin American states are selling what they can for whatever the traffic will bear.
Around the world, various alarms and excursions are underway or pending in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific.
Any specific questions?
Thanks