Re:China attacks fishing boats in conquest of South China Sea
by dirtyid on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @11:02AM
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Sure, hence jab about European Army. A coalition of countries that can make Airbus should be able to cobble together functional defense. Or semiconductors, or indigenous tech platforms to rival silicon valley. They just haven't. I personally think EU just hasn't been pressured hard enough to try sincerely, but I wouldn't rule out that maybe EU is just systematically incapable.
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Re:China attacks fishing boats in conquest of South China Sea
by mytailorisrich on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @11:17AM
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A common defense is a big integration step.
The military is the strong arm of the political power. Giving a military branch to the EU would seal the deal in terms of creating a federal state.
This is why such initiatives are very limited and often more symbolic than anything else (e.g. Franco-German units) because sovereignty and control are very tricky matters to handle.
Then some countries, notably Germany, have issues with military power for historical reasons.