The problem that EU international politics has been boiling down to two options so far: 1) (Reluctantly) do what U.S. tells. 2) (Eagerly) subvert to whoever o

The problem that EU international politics has been boiling down to two options so far: 1) (Reluctantly) do what U.S. tells. 2) (Eagerly) subvert to whoever offers a good deal. I'd really love EU having a consistent stance on human rights, democracy, international law and free trade worldwide, and there are even some steps in that direction (like European army project), but until we're not there, I'd rather prefer option 1) to being corrupted by Chinese or Russian regime.