You know, there is no substitute to the knowledge of foreign languages. Dominate a language is the highest intellectual achievement of most of us. After all, languages are the framework for the construction of thoughts, not sentences.

the reason why one may forget to read italian-based strategic thinkers is behaviours like this (from Dedefensa, again not in english). when things like this are an everyday event in your own country, you don't go seek them elsewhere; you try escape from them. ("you" here means many people, including me).
Don't you appreciate the depth of studien-von-zeitfragen?