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In my opinion, this is only likely to happen if there is a concrete, immediate and easy to grasp threat to Europe, like Russian or Turkish troops crossing the b
by lqet 7y ago
In my opinion, this is only likely to happen if there is a concrete, immediate and easy to grasp threat to Europe, like Russian or Turkish troops crossing the border. An abstract threat is not enough to overcome the strong nationalistic tendencies in Europe. A historic example of this is the Mongol invasion in the 13th century [0]:
> Warring European princes realized they had to cooperate in the face of a Mongol invasion, so local wars and conflicts were suspended in parts of central Europe, only to be resumed after the Mongols had withdrawn.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_invasion_of_Europe#European_tactics_against_Mongols https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_invasion_of_Europe#Euro...
- kyriakos 7y agoI have to agree with this, this will only happen if a member state is invaded and there's fear that the invasion will spread to neighbouring members. At that point the public opinion will support the creation of a unified military force to stop the threat. Once that is done a permanent military institution will be established as deterrence to potential enemies in the future.
- ivan_gammel 7y agoThink of refugee factor. Inability for Europe to project enough power in regional conflicts in Middle East and Africa is now one of the biggest sources of internal political instability. AfD, Northern League and the likes are entering coalition governments and no one in mainstream political parties is happy about that. Everyone in Western Europe wants to solve the problem of refugees outside EU borders and this requires coherent foreign policy and military power to support it. So, yes, Europe is ready and if there will be any new major conflict in neighboring regions, it will accelerate the process.
- Proven 7y agoThey could stop importing fake refugees (aka migrants), for example. There was no refugee crisis before. Hungary still doesn't have this problem and needs no EU army. It is effective enough to send assistance to actual refugees, but that wasn't enough for Merkel and the globalists.