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> A more obvious reason could be the collective defence clause of the Lisbon Treaty, which binds EU members to assist any of their number whose territory is the
by mikece 5y ago
> A more obvious reason could be the collective defence clause of the Lisbon Treaty, which binds EU members to assist any of their number whose territory is the subject of armed aggression.
Then what's the purpose of NATO?
- dane-pgp 5y agoTo ensure that Europe will protect the US?[0] Seriously, though, you realise that NATO and the EU have different members, right? If Russia invaded Finland, then Finland (as a non-NATO EU member) would not be able to invoke Article 5 to call on the defence of all NATO countries, but it would in theory be supported by an EU military mission. I guess you're asking "Why aren't all EU members also NATO members?" to which I don't know the answer, but I think an answer would start with "It's complicated..." or "Historically...". [0] https://www.nato.int/docu/update/2001/1001/e1002a.htm https://www.nato.int/docu/update/2001/1001/e1002a.htm