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> Europe is going to be ruined by this conflict If so, then the trans-Atlantic unity will come under serious strain as well. This is happening just as Europe b
by stareatgoats 4y ago
> Europe is going to be ruined by this conflict
If so, then the trans-Atlantic unity will come under serious strain as well. This is happening just as Europe began to climb into a bigger suit, that of an independent economic and military bloc to be reckoned with (not that it was at any moment a realistic ambition). Instead Europe will be forced to take a back seat again, have thousands of US troops on the ground for protection, while the US escapes unscathed if not considerably strengthened.
It's going to be a bitter pill to swallow.
- drippingfist69 4y agoC%@r3at4r5i
- stareatgoats 4y agoCongrats to your first comment here on HN, even if I see room for improvement. Like writing something intelligible for example, always a good rule of thumb.
- sofixa 4y ago> This is happening just as Europe began to climb into a bigger suit, that of an independent economic and military bloc to be reckoned with (not that it was at any moment a realistic ambition) For military it's not a reality today, but pre-pandemic it was absolutely a realistic goal many were working towards. Economically, it rivals the US in GDP terms and has some extremely strong sectors. Politically it's the main leader in human rights and regulation of new stuff that needs it (GDPR, Digital Markets and Services acts). With the US in the process of imploding politically, the EU needs to maintain all of those and go even further.