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It would be awesome if Australia, Canada, Britain, and New Zealand all joined to form the United Anglosphere. 🙋🏻‍♂️

It's a taboo to acknowledge Canada's history in the Empire currently. Honestly just increasing freedom of movement or allowing Australians to work here would be amazing.

We can’t even get visa-free travel in the Anglosphere so there’s not much hope for CANZUCK

I think a British guy described Britain, Britain is a Bulgaria with a tax haven staple on it.

Im British and Australian and i am always going to support this idea. Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK are the same and it made no sense that they would leave Britian back then.

I’m an Australian who has remained loyal to the British crown, so this idea is literally a dream to me. Unfortunately, I don’t think that at least here, there’s an appetite for a closer relation to Britain again. For as the immigrant population grows, more and more of the population don’t consider Britain to be the homeland anymore, so even in the span of a few more generations, I can see our identity being highly ‘multicultural’ and divided, rather than one who looks back at the empire with fondness, which I think would be required for a united Anglo-sphere to be in the cards.

“The Republic would be reorganized to the New British Empire, for safe and secure society!”

As an Australian I say YES

As half Canadian half English, i wouldn't mind this. Although, if it doesn't happen, I want to petition to the crown to take one of the king's sons and grant him the kingdom of Canada, create duchy titles across canada, then give me a duchy or two for proposing the idea ;)

The more things change the more they stay the same

All Hail Britannia!! All Haul Lelouch!!!

Dude is the biggest Anglo glazer on the internet it's crazy. And I say this as a Brit

As a federalist western European I was sad to see the UK leave the EU. But I wish the best for them and I think CANZUK would be the best thing that could happen for them and the rest of the members. They need eachother and to be honest I agree with them, the world needs them together. Europe has to remain focused on uniting an defending Europe, America looks like it needs time for itself right now and the west needs a strong arm in the Pacific. CANZUK could be that strong arm. We can only hope.

I am Canadian and I agree with this plan

You could literally do this by a treaty that just agreed to a common trade and foreign affairs policy. Our military’s all already report to the King or his Governor.

Can South Afrika jump in this car? We're sorry Britain...take us back under the wing.

It be hard to administrate two continents thousands of kilometers away if the capital is London. Also Quebecs existence doesnt help

In general, I think this would be a pretty neat idea. A united Anglosphere serving as a sort of global police and new world power, but I just worry about a hypothetical government serving this new union. (In my own opinion) several of these states already have inept or weak governments, so governing a vast intercontinental Superstate, let alone one that serves the role as global police would be challenging. That's just me though, I don't have much experience in this, I'm only 15. Cool video though

Hell yer I'm English and believe me the world needs the British Empire right now .....long live the king 🤴

I’m an American and most of my heritage is (proudly) founding stock Anglo/British and I would love the idea of the US being a part of this and embracing its Anglo foundation. But sadly you’re right the US is too far removed at this point. There’s always a chance tho as even tho we have a lot of differences, the common language will always keep us somewhat united.

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It’s not always a “need, sometimes it’s a want” and the answer to both is a fat YES

In my opinion, the world needs a new British Empire and this new British Empire needs to bring South Africa back into its fold. The nation is clearly reaching a point of chaos that can only be fixed by the steady hand of CANZUK.

Remove “British” from the title and we get a Godzilla x Kong reference

Canada would need to get rid of Justin Trudeau for this to have any chance of happening

As an american, Britain's accomplishments and history make me feel more attached to London than D.C.

Given the current insufficiency of both the US and EU in promoting globalized interconnectedness due to internal culture and partisan conflicts, a newly rebooted Anglo union could play the connecting role, being the bridge between US and EU as well as also providing better relations to the broad Asian and Indo-Pacific region. Such a broad "network of networks" could provide the stability needed to save globalization, which is worth fighting for as a slip back into isolationism will probably cause a economic and civilizational regression due to the worldwide dependency on complex supply chains in our current era.

As a canadian i'd see this alliance to be a good thing especially with how canada and the uk is doing politically. But i wouldnt call canzuk a neo british empire, its more or an alliance

The artefacts must flow

I support a new Anglosphere alliance, as well as a new Francosphere alliance, a new Hispanosphere alliance and a new Lusosphere alliance.

We'd need an intellectual/cultural renaissance first. Most anglos in all four countries look down on or even don't know/appreciate our imperial/colonial history. We're taught in our schools and popular media to hate where we come from, and any talk of kinship makes people look at you as some sort of backwards extremist. The boomers are resigned to American hegemony assuming its here to stay because that's been the case throughout their lives 'till now, and so lack vision. Immigration has further diluted any sense of shared heritage. We'd need a reawakening. We'd need to relearn are honest history and remember there was merit to it. It saddens me because I see so much potential for us four but we seem to just keep kneecapping ourselves. Although it should be a no brainer I think something BIG is gonna have to happen in the world to wake us up out of our post ww2 slumber and realize our continued civilization and way of life and sovereignty actually depends on something like this.

For months now I've thought either USA should join thr British Commonwealth, or should annex the UK. Or have it like an "equal" transatlantic bond like Brazil and Portugal briefly had. America and Britain are one wider civilzation, even a Greek saint said this, it is high time to stop denying it.

CANZUK makes perfect sense because it protects every member from regional threats and we literally have the same head of state. These four countries thrived under The British Empire and should never have drifted further apart to begin with.

hehehe, I noticed Finland has 1921 border. As she really should.

You're talking as if the interventions of the British were welcome, I can tell you firsthand that people don't look back favourably to British rule. It can be argued that they were more capable, but that only serves to make them even more despised because unlike the Americans who ruin stuff through incompetance, the British had the central cordination to actually be the evil machinators America is often accused of being. Frankly the biggest difference is the fact that the British didn't have qualms about being an imperial power, lacking thecomplex Americans have about that fact, and as such were able to impose their rule far more effectively, and as this has changed in recent decades I doubt they'd be able to somehow improve things

I would argue that the u.s has suffered from this as well. Our politicians prioritize external relations while completely ignoring internal affairs to the point that we are on the brink of civil war

Yes, so we can shout "RULE BRITANNIA!" and mean it. EDIT: I like how the European map has Finland's pre-ww2 borders

yes we need a neo british empire

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I think its absolutely necessary to have a third pillar of western civilisation

If foreign immigration slows down or stops for a while in CANZUK it’s possible but if not I doubt it will happen, but it would be cool nonetheless👍🏻

Amazing video! Thanks

Honestly I feel like the idea that Pax Britannia in our age will do things differently to Pax Americana we have now is a bit too biased towards British side of history and not accounting of how both are a product of its time and not necessairly the difference of culture playing a role in shaping the behavior of a hegemon for better or for worse. I say this because America we know right now is a product of dying British Empire as much as product of American exceptionalism. At the end of WW2, the Western elites essentially rallied together to pool their resources and imperialist authority that was left to create US we know today. In essence, they created a dependable offshoring of allied "boom stick" of both military and economy. That was the end goal of the Bretonwood system, after all. At the time of British Empire, things were much the same but balanced over more actors and not just a singular hegemon. British competed with Germany, France, Russia, and even China to a lesser extent across centuries. And while it is tempting to say that this system allows for more balanced and political world where a single hegemon cannot "bully" rest of the society, I feel like German or Russian monarches would beg to differ. The fact still stands that Britian was undisputed power which oppressed other powers much the way that America does now. Perhaps with more alliance, perhaps with less guns, but I feel that the end result is the same. At the same time, the drawback of Pax Britannia is also as obvious in hindsight as Pax Americana. During the time of British empire, the buildup of frustration eventually led towards polarization of alliances leading to two Great Wars. I wouldn't say that Pax Americana is exempt from same fate, but having a single entity as the holder of most guns and prevented major war between developed world thus far, with only proxy wars which darken our days. I am not trying to mitigate the losses that we suffer today in Ukraine or Gaza, but merely that we do not see Russians at war with Japan or Germany duking it out with France.

"..force that keeps the peace and oversees global commerce.." Lmao.

As an Australian, I offer a few thoughts and reflections on what others have said. After Brexit, the UK needs a new role globally but alone she is weak against the rising powers. The US needs the chance to recover from hegemonic fatigue because the way things are headed, it's not going to end well for them. Enter CANZUK, a federation with the King as head of state, but the seat of government probably geographically located in Ottawa. The geography is of great geo-strategic importance. Quebec could choose whether to join or not. A huge blue water navy once again, and a peaceful global trading federation that, with it's close partner the USA, holds the balance of power in the multipolar 21st century. The prime minister could come from any part of CANZUK-even the Australian Outback- and the 2 major political parties in each current country would amalgamate with their counterparts into CANZUC-wide centre-left and centre-right political parties. Some bipartisan policies: generous intake of skilled migrants, re-industrialise on a grand scale, invest 3-5% GDP to build a very strong military. Complete freedom of movement between states for all CANZUK citizens. The highest court? How about we give the House of Lords another go! Long live the King!

I could see a CANZUK + US military and economic alliance, but it may be many years before there could even be a realistic hope for a CANZUKUS

I don’t think it’s likely that this ever happens, especially as the demographics of these countries age and over time become more non Anglo. Even England itself is only 65% white. The only world in which this is possible is one where all the Anglo states take some tough but necessary action that’s purposely in alignment with the others.

Oh nice, 1h ago. I do get your point, but as someone who currently lives here you're underestimating how similar Canada(even Quebec to an extent) is to the US. My comment would mostly be about Canada as I do think that Australia and NZ are still culturally the closest countries to Great Britain and vice versa. Some may be pointing out Australia's increasing multiculturalism but I'd say Australians of all ethnic origins still have a more cohesive and defined identity than Canadians as a whole (even if you don't count Quebec), and has also been "assimilating" immigrants quite well compared to Canada. First of all, the prescence of the crown is somehow weaker than in Hong Kong (the place I grew up in) of all places, and many, both Canadian and immigrant, don't even know that Canada is still a monarchy, and even if they do, don't care about it. That's vastly different from the three other countries here. Second of all, Canada is just... different. It's literally Anglo-American hardware with North American software, unlike Britain and Australia which I'd describe to have "Anglo" or "Pacific Anglo" software, except the Anglo-part is dominated by the US version of Anglo and not the British one. Canada as a country is first descended from both French colonists and the loyalists (who would culturally grow a lot closer to the Americans over time. They're basically Americans who didn't stop calling themselves British for a bit longer). Over time, our institutions , our popular culture, our economy and stuff like that drifted towards being American(or, the independently developing North American branch of Anglo culture), and like Mexico we started getting infected with America's bad habits such as car-centrism, tipping culture and whatever that chemical ass food is (no offense though, I do like a lot of America's regional cuisines). Speak to a Canadian and you'll find that the way they speak resembles Americans(though in a very neutral way) much more than the British, their viewpoints and perspective comes from a clearly North American society, and they couldn't care less about the British compared to the Americans. We can draw the same comparison between the US and France when we use it on Quebec, where I would say Quebec is French software with North American hardware, except the French part is increasingly diverging from France. The Franglais spoken in Quebec isn't Franglais but Framericain. This is much more important when you consider that immigrants and their children here are both not-Anglo and Americanized, and our country is primarily one of immigrants and many cultures, more like America than Britain, except our culture has had a lot less time to cook (I would argue that it is still in writing and over time, we would see these immigrant groups' culture blend into the regional ones like we see in the US) Third of all, to elaborate on the previous point, we're pretty much 1) 10 city states in a trenchcoat and 2) America lite. Every region of ours, except Quebec, is far more similar to the adjoining US region than to other parts of Canada, and even more so than to Britain and/or France. As much as I hate to admit it, our politics and political trends outside Quebec *mostly* follow American ones. Our entertainment sector is a backdoor to America and our tech sector is a backdoor to America. Most Canadians who don't watch JJ Mcullough's content know more about American politics, culture and sports than Canadian or, even less so, British ones. (My boyfriend was like "why tf do people care about football/soccer, it's just some European messieurs kicking a ball around on the other side of the ocean" for one and yes, he's from Quebec, if you read this JJ, he's a great fan of your content too.) That said, I still think that we should be building much stronger ties with "free" nations on the other side of both oceans, and maximize our potential as a connector between the Pacific, LATAM, the US and the Atlantic. Obviously, we can't be entirely independent from the US, but we can make ourselves less tied to the US economically and socially, balancing it out with Europe/Japan,Korea/SEA/LATAM. Donald Trump winning 2024 might be a good opportunity for it, as America is sure to become closer to Russia and more isolationist/ leave these side bitches to their own devices and let them subjugate what they want, on top of becoming more christian conservative and less modern liberal. Among the countries we should build stronger ties with, however, I do think that the UK and France are two of the most important (Mexico being the third). After all, they're what this country came from, in the same way as America, even though our values beyond being western and modern, liberal, democratic etc. are now somewhat different. Of course, they are also fairly large countries with strong industries, militaries and companies that we can work with to reduce the dominance of American ones and also to boost our economy and our status in general. They have large markets that East and Central Canada can serve, and large amounts of things that we can import (I'm looking at you, dairy cartel), while not having our market dominated by American imports (which was the excuse used for a lot of things that led to a highly monopolized economy in many sectors). Bonus. I might be for multipolarism but for that to work, China has to go, once and for all, and we need enough free and democratic powers to counter Russia at their game (so essentially it's just "the west" or "the free world" having multiple heads like a hydra instead of one) . I have my massive differences with the US, but I still find them a FAR more preferrable superpower than any current alternative. But personally, I think that a few Japan-sized nations plus Europe, so long as they're all democratic and shit, is a much more trustworthy, flexible, and less hateable form of balance. There will always be an authoritarian threat in the heart of Eurasia that keeps them together, and if not, I hope we're past straight up murdering each other for completely arbitary purposes that further the elite. bonus 2: I'm one of the few Canadians who are far more interested in Britain and France than the US, though the former comes from me being a Hongkonger with strong attachment to Canada and not the US, while the latter is... complicated... (France is one of my favorite countries)

A form of core commonwealth counties with an array of lesser integrated and associated member states would be quite effective as a soft power using culture and shared ties to develop stronger economic relationships. Keeping freedom of movement a part of the core states' agreement and settling with associate members on unilateral arrangements with the core states.

I remember you made a similar video three years ago, I wonder if your opinions have changed.

Hey, Z! I would find it interesting to see a video on the arguments for and against the continued support for Kiev in the Russo-Ukrainian war! It would be interesting to hear your current take.

Interesting. But - as a Brit - errrr nope. ‘ The past is another country. They do things differently there’

If this will become real, we might need the Spanish Empire 2.0 😎😎😎

There is the CANZUK initiative

Yes. End video there! Great vid though. Have a good day!

W promotion at 1:54 btw haha, loved that!

Britain with Canada Australia new Zealand and having united states has Anglo partner. This can work

Not really, no. The world doesn’t need a new British Empire.

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As a Canadian I would love for this to happen. If all Angloshpere leaders had people at the wheel with the same vision we could absolutely reform the british empire and take up the mantle. As much as I appreciate and love our American brothers and sisters they are in desperate need of a break to sort themselves out Maybe if we can get some good leadership this can happen within the century

If this were to ever happen colonial disputes would need to be resolved, I know New Zealand couldn't join until all disputes with the treaty of Waitangi are resolved.

If the Anglosphere were to unite in the modern day, at least at first, this could best be achieved not by the implementation of some large government body (even a weak and limited one) but by eliminating non tariff barriers to trade and the introduction of a free trade area similar to the one that exists between Canada and the US. Each country would have winners and losers if this were to occur, and each country would also likely demand some exceptions to protect certain industries, but once more, this is already the case in free trade areas (such as the one between Canada and the US). The countries of the Anglosphere should also make it easier for their brother countries to do business with them, perhaps by having each countries version of global affairs coordinate intensely with each other, so the needs and availabilities of each state are known, and thus existing and new firms could take advantage of a high degree of information on new markets, both in terms of supply and demand. Beyond furthering economic ties, cultural rapprochement would prove another necessary step. There is no easy answer to this, but the creation of cultural events between the Anglosphere countries such as sports competitions (already exists to some extent), perhaps an English version of Eurovision (although I cringe at the thought), more frequent student and military exchanges, and rotating events of all sorts (Imagine an Anglosphere Comicon for example, that rotates between countries every year). One important aspect that would aid greatly with rapprochement would be decreasing the cost of travel. Currently, it is very expensive for the average person to fly from one member of the Anglosphere to another. I live in Canada, and have only ever flown to the US, or other parts of Canada). I have no perfect solution to this problem, but if demand for such flights increases, greater supply, and decreased prices should follow, all else equal. Over time, advances in technology will likely lessen the cost of travelling as well. I think there is a vague appetite for some level of a united Anglosphere among the English countries, but such an issue is made small and unimportant by each states own domestic issues. For any progress to be made, appetite must grow, and the cause must have champions with concrete proposals amenable to most people. It is possible, and fun to think about, but unfortunately unlikely, especially due to each states domestic issues, and current leadership problems. Perhaps one day though.

A close partnership with the US will still be beneficial, as the Anglosphere doesn't have a terrifically huge populace or large land army.

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I’m aware that it has a number of serious problems, but I feel like South Africa still ought to be included in this too. So should other commonwealth countries where English is the dominant language, like Belize, Jamaica, Guyana, and Nigeria. They’d be minor players in comparison to the big four, sure, but they would be important for ensuring this new empire’s global reach.

No

i'll try

In terms of hard power CANZUK won’t be an equal of the US, as such it can’t hope to act as the global policeman. But it can be *one* of the *policemen* sharing that burden equally with the U.S. and (if the Defense Union comes to fruition as well) the EU. It would considerably lighten the burden for the US while increasing the overall power of the West and also moderating the wild swings between interventionism and isolationism in American foreign policy and politics. The U.S. can try complete isolationism but ultimately the price in blood and treasure will be higher than in a world where America remains engaged fostering Western regional and cultural unification such as EU and CANZUK and building new alliances and partnerships with internationally like-minded countries such as Argentina, Vietnam, etc.

British and Australian citizen here! Get It Done! 🇨🇦🇬🇧🇦🇺🇳🇿 👑

The answer is no. Everyone hated the British Empire except the British.

United Kingdom annexed the Following Game Tiles: British Columbia, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Yukon, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Alberta, Nova Scotia, (KwaZulu-)Natal, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong,

Now this is very epic

YES

I think America can fill the gap but it’s going to require numerous changes in the attitude and approach. Some sort of informal approach where everything isn’t forced to undergo reconsiderations such as forcing other countries to just swallow all American norms, which will require nuanced understanding of social stewardship, norms of other countries and finding a harmonic intersection in between the differences. People will say “good luck with that”, but I say given the amount of exposure we now have given social media and internet, we can better effectively communicate and understand similarities and differences to effectively navigate and reassure mutually beneficial relationships, add onto that lessons learned from past failures. A major recalibration will be of outmost importance, but it’s certainly doable.

I think this wouldnt necessarily be a bad idea, but I still think the USA should still be involved somewhat, not LEADING the charge but still being allied to the Anglosphere and possibly being apart of it (on account of the current small size of the Anglo armies and the sheer power the US Navy posseses)

History might not rhyme but it sure does

That's not what canzuk would be. Once again, Monsieur Z has got the wrong end of the stick YET AGAIN.

There needs to be an Anglo zone

Seeing a lot of people asking South Africa to be brought back into the fold, and to that I, as a Boer, have only one thing to say: No, we'd all collectively rather die by our own hand than be in British Concentration Camps again.

Very interesting, I agree with you for the most part. Interestingly, the U.S. is a political extension of 1649-1660 politics in the U.K. when King Charles I was tried by Parliament and executed for high crimes, by those who desired a constititional Republic. That 11 year experiment continues in the U.S. still.

We must make this happen

Unfortunately, even if Britain shared its dominance with other European, American, and Asian powers, it was neither suited to be world policeman, as its liberal market orientation operates to the detriment of peoples in conquered lands, along with its own urban poor and rural peasantry. Now, due to British liberalism, Kenyan farmer has only one option to grow cash crops, as they have no resources or money for subistance farming. It's no better than United States permitting their military to commit War Crimes in conquered lands, for feeling that their military cause ("overthrowing Autocracy to spreads Democracy") is so just that they need not abide by International Law.

How I see it, we here in Australia don't actually have a full national identity yet. It may seem easy to put us in an anglosphere empire now, but in the coming age of turmoil, I think we will finally develop our own identity, and it will be a little difficult to make that work with being a united empire with places as far away as Canada and Britain. I honestly don't even expect Australia itself to be one coherent nation in 300 years, but if it is, merging with NZ might be plausible.

The United States would be very important in the decision to allow the formation of a Neo-British Empire or Imperial Federation (CANZUK). I say it would help America and the United States wouldn't be against it as America could be an Associate member maintaining Free Trade Partner and still a Military and Security Partner as the central location could maintain trade between the NBE countries.

yes

Most of the world: NOOOOOOO

The Anglosphere is becoming less and less Anglo by the day, the British empire or a United Anglosphere just can’t happen because of this.

Well, it would certainly take some pressure of the US from us being the World Police💀💀

Í think its much more likely they get annexed into the US. ties to the US for the anglo-sphere are going while ties to the UK between them are shrinking. Republicanism or just apathy to the monarchy is growing even in the uk. and American cultural and political dominance is increasing. I think America will expand into the old british empire through peaceful integration over the next century or 2, starting with Canada, if there is any kind of anglo-unification.

I’m sure as can be that We the British are entirely suited to this task, our Australian friends are a source of pride and inspiration, I have full trust in them.Our friends in Canada seem to have fallen victim to the social media disease. I am unsure of their future, but I remember our shared past and pray they regain their common sense.soon! It is true that the British ethos is strong in these countries you mention, but grey zone tactics are blinding us to the obvious external influences that seek to ruin the world we built.

It would be very convenient for travel and help slightly bind us all together a bit. But there's major issues in being able to coordinate and integrate anything. The UK will always have more trade with the EU, Canada with the US and Australia with Asia. Alot of the raw resources are actually shared between Canada/Australia or more easily acquired regionally so there's limited economic integration on that front. There's also political considerations, does this come with a full on military alliance? Is the UK willing to be treated as an equal and not dominant member? Is New Zealand happy to just tag along? Is everyone else cool that Canada logically has to serve as the permanent central seat for this alliance? Is the UK on board with offering it's nuclear umbrella and UN security veto in service to this bloc? Is everyone fine with turning to Canadian oil and gas (both more expensive and more polluting)? Should there be unified but regionally based armed forces or does everyone just keept their own militaries seperate? Is Canada willing to open up it's maple syrup stockpiles to members in case of emergency? I think theres issues are all solvable given our collective shared culture, but none of these questions should be taken lightly and we shouldn't overly hype actual economic potential from 4 countries spanning 3 continents and 2 oceans. That said, I say bring it on! Visa free work/travel ought to be the easiest thing to accomplish and a requirement for further steps.

Don't know about Canada, Australia and New Zealand, but the Uk rejoining the EU would happen because of 1 primary set of reasons as well as various other smaller or less popular reasons. Those main reasons are, of course, because being an EU member makes trade easier and cheaper. Unlocks more foreign investment in the Uk because again trade is easier and cheaper. Allows people from primarily eastern europe to live and work in the Uk for months at a time before then going back home all the while only needing a valid passport to do it meaning that a load of the current job vacancies that exist would then be filled and many more reasons that I haven't bothered to type down or think of

Dear Monsieur Z Please make a video about the modern day Italy getting transported to the Roman Empire after marcus Aurelius. With Italy having the desire to keep and develop the empire. Yours sincerely A hopeful viewer.

What if the Entente beat the Ottomans during the Gallipoli Campaign?

Hear me out... a new Roman Empire.

The short version is that the world dont need anything from the west.

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While I would ideally support this & I'd imagine many people from Australia & Canada would be open to closer cooperation within the Anglosphere. It's important that you recognize the fact that the elites within each Anglo nation would be openly hostile to an Anglo union as it would present a threat to American hegemony. We also have the issue of leadership, especially here in the UK. Our pool of leaders is of such poor quality, that they would immediately ruin any potential benefits of such a union & would use a united Anglosphere as a client state for international finance which would result in everyone's quality of life deteriorating.

4:48 Does Finland has WW2 borders?