For COVID, the EU decided to band together as a strategic manoeuvre to procure as a single entity. The approach actually makes sense, if everyone was acting ra

For COVID, the EU decided to band together as a strategic manoeuvre to procure as a single entity. The approach actually makes sense, if everyone was acting rationally and competently it would work. But they screwed it up. Everyone is clamouring about the 'new world order' and 'pivot to Asia' and wondering what the 'Brexit' result would be ... and the optics of this are 'EU in last place'. It's just a bad look, and it's an event that will ring through time with long lasting effects, at least in 'hearts and minds'. There's still chance to catch up however.