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Focuses on the political scenario in the world with reference to the Paris Peace Conference. Apprehensions regarding attainment of world peace following the first world war; Criticism of the behavior of the Allies and the U.S. towards the Soviet Union and Central Europe since the armistice; Conditions in Russia that led to the uprooting of the government of Prime Minister Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerensky; View that with the destruction of "arbitrary power" in all the empires of Europe, the governments which remain can rule the world only by winning its approbation; Steps that U.S. President Woodrow Wilson should take in order to promote world peace; Statement that Belgium needs not only indemnities and long credits, but more especially economic statesmanship capable of placing Belgian commerce and industry on a higher level of efficiency; American public opinion about Bolshevism; View that labor unions in Great Britain and the U.S. may succeed in imposing on the government practically the whole of their demands which include short working hours and high wages as well as nationalization of the mines and the railroads; Criticism of the U.S. Congress for cutting appropriation for the Working Conditions Service in the Department of Labor.

Comments on the cultural and political struggle in Belgium. Domination of the French interests and foreign policy; Determination of the linguistic autonomy; Concentration towards the development of Flemish nationalism in a fascist party called Verdinaso; Inclusion of the economic crisis; Inclusion of the exclusive fascist movements and by Pan-American ambitions.

Argues that Belgium is not an ideal site for the transfer of the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization following the decision of France to subject the permission to fly military aircraft over France to monthly review. Overview of the economic and social problems facing Belgium; Conflict between French-speaking and Flemish-speaking states in the country; Controversy regarding the appointment of a Flemish-speaking administrator in the ministry in charge of small business; Factors behind the difficulty of the formation of a government in Belgium.