Europe Is Ready for Its Own Army
As the United States retreats, the EU is shaping its own military.
BY AZEEM IBRAHIM | SEPTEMBER 5, 2019,
アメリカが世界の舞台から撤退するなか、欧州軍の設立が胎動しはじめている、と。
日本の保守も、「アメリカさまああ、アメリカさまああ」と拝んでばかりいないで、アメリカが抜けたのち地域防衛のシナリオについて真剣に議論すべき
As the United States retreats, the EU is shaping its own military.
BY AZEEM IBRAHIM | SEPTEMBER 5, 2019,
A world where the United States no longer wishes to be the “world’s policeman.” A world where an American president declares NATO, the cornerstone of American defense policy since World War II, obsolete. A world where political instability is used as leverage to extract monetary contributions or trade concessions from nominal allies. A world where the political base of the president of the United States regards the Kremlin as a closer ally and friend than any American of a different political party.
So it should not be surprising that France has been the first to call for the formation of a European army. What is new, is that most other Western European countries agree, and most significantly that Germany agrees.
France and Germany already signed a preliminary treaty which aims to build a “common military culture” this January, and that was quite separate from anything to do with the EU. So the two core European powers have already set things in motion. No doubt, smaller Western European countries such as Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg will volunteer to join any Franco-German initiatives as they develop in practice, and before long, most of the members of the EU will be signed up, as the project gains steam and establishes its credibility
アメリカが世界の舞台から撤退するなか、欧州軍の設立が胎動しはじめている、と。
日本の保守も、「アメリカさまああ、アメリカさまああ」と拝んでばかりいないで、アメリカが抜けたのち地域防衛のシナリオについて真剣に議論すべき
