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Can you elaborate a bit? Doesn't the Ukraine/Russia conflict imposing an existential threat on Europe change your calculation? For example, we see Germany re-mi
by programmarchy 5y ago
Can you elaborate a bit? Doesn't the Ukraine/Russia conflict imposing an existential threat on Europe change your calculation? For example, we see Germany re-militarizing [1], which would have been unthinkable even a few years ago. Security trumps economics.
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/27/world/europe/germany-ukraine-russia.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/27/world/europe/germany-ukra...
- landemva 5y agoSince you brought up trump, he was on to something when he questioned why USA still runs NATO. Europe can provide for their own defense. USA can still sell them equipment.
- orwin 5y agoIf the EU provide for its own defense, i guarantee you it won't buy American. Now that the UK is out, Eu main militaries are French and Italian, two countries with major arms dealer. You can be certain that if USA leave the helm, all deals for the European Army will benefit those two.