He said the well-being of the continent, once threatened by Soviet armies, is now at risk from "creeping instability" caused by ethnic strife, sick economies, rampant nationalism, nuclear proliferation and the possible "rise of aggressive regimes."
The circle supported the "demotic" (vernacular) language, Greek cultural traditions, German idealism, closely linked to the Enlightenment and was critical of rampant nationalism and communism.
This film was made in a time of rampant nationalism in Russia.
The rampant nationalism of capitalism is the Achilles heel on which the global economy will founder in the long run but that is another question.
The death of her only brother in World War I, along with the ravages of World War II, underscored her disdain for rampant nationalism.
Especially notable were the Women in Black group in former Yugoslavia, which in the 1990s confronted rampant nationalism, hatred and bloodshed, often meeting with violence from nationalists.
And rampant nationalism is a significant part of that problem.
But a leftist member of the City Council, Ornan Yekutieli, called the festivities a display of "rampant nationalism."
In practice he spent little time in Wales, and in 2003 he announced he was packing his bags, claiming he had been forced out by rampant nationalism.
At the same time, he opposed disarmament and the League of Nations and believed imperialism was an effective antidote for rampant nationalism.