ARDC - Zollverein
"An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war." - Montesquieu
Watching with interest the evolution of the Brexit negotiations in conjunction with the tone down stance between Italy and the European Commission surrounding the budget, while waiting for the next G20 and potential US and China ease in trade war tensions, when it came to selecting our title analogy, we reminded ourselves of the Zollverein, or German Customs Union. The Zollverein was a coalition of German states formed to manage tariffs and economic policies within their territories, organized under the Zollverein treaties