Germany = Geoeconomics, US = Geopolitics

Mercury or Mars? What separates Germany and the United States.

By Stephen F. Szabo, April 27, 2015 | http://www.theglobalist.com/what-separates-germany-and-the-united-states/

Takeaways

• Germany is Mercury, the Roman god of commerce, and the US, Mars, the god of war.
• Germany has emerged over the past decade as the big winner in the West from globalization.
• The US has developed a national security state which is as imposing as the German commercial one.
• The US has to realize that it is neglecting geo-economics in favor of its military power at the cost of influence.http://www.theglobalist.com/what-separates-germany-and-the-united-states/