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Did the creation of the EU stop some war in Western Europe?

• tsimionescu 6y ago
  That is commonly believed, yes - it has brought together countries that had been in a bitter war less than 50 years earlier, and may well have preserved the peace.
  • yostrovs 6y ago
    Pure speculation. Just like the states haven't had a war because they're the United States. Imagine if the states would have become independent countries. I can imagine the endless warfare. Nobel in Peace as clearly deserved as the European States.
    • tsimionescu 6y ago
      Sure, it's all speculation, not claiming otherwise. But this can be said about any historical event that was "prevented" - by definition, it didn't happen, so we can only assume that it could have happened if something didn't stop it.
  • aries1980 6y ago
    Wasn't that the NATO instead?