The outlook was no better on the international stage. No sooner had Maria Theresa assumed the throne than Frederick the Great ...

A 25 million euro investment awaits Pula, and it's something the city has been waiting for since the rule of Austro-Hungary.

Croatia has existed under the influence of many different empires. The Greeks and the Romans once ruled here, the independent state of Venice was once in charge, then the Austro-Hungarian empire.

India may not be heading for the same fate as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but that doesn't mean the example is flawed.