The point of view of the guardian of the European Union: Leadership and Unity remains out of reach Editorial

R.He is the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, The name To create a European army earlier this year, indicating that, this time, the continent may eventually be dangerous. Defense budgets rise. Rising threats. The United States is dispersed. Certainly now is the moment. Except, of course, not.

For all politicians Lental spectrum That Saber Hasharja with increasing confidence, perhaps Europe does not approach the offering of a unified military force than it was when it was the French unacceptable European Defense Society in 1954. The problem is not energy. Europe, including the United Kingdom, is proud to collectively 1.5 million active military personnelAnd some of the most successful defense companies in the world. The problem, as it was always, is politics. Or more accurate: Who leads?

Germany, claim a Zeitenwende (The Point of Transformation), and the European Union requested to exempt military investment from the budget rules, may be the candidate. Poland Spending More as a share of gross domestic product more than anyone else. The French would like to believe that they will be at the forefront of any waiting list. But their unilateral instincts work deeply. Italy has industrial knowledge, but it lacks economic weight. After Britain’s exit from the European Union, the United Kingdom is building bridges with the military forces of the European Union, but it still sees itself as the cornerstone of NATO. And the Baltic countries? They do not want any European project that may frighten Washington.

until to set The European army is difficult. Will it be a single force under the flag of the European Union, which combines the 27 national armed forces of European Union members in one joint force? Or more flexible, to maintain the Irish and Austrian neutrality? Could it be a smaller European intervention force? Or a shared effort by regional groups in a new hat? The abbreviated answer is no one can agree on anything but the dispute.

Squabbling may not be the best response to an increasingly unpredictable Russian Russian Russian company. Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine has made regional defense a concern. Suddenly, Europe remembered the reason for the armies.

Brussels wear its hopes of industrial renaissance on a Five years rearmament plan This aims to reduce dependence on American contractors. European companies like Rheinmetall and Mbda Crab, but the size of the size in the American military industrial complex raises the continent. Everyone wants to protect Local hero. It is no wonder that the bloc has appointed a defense commissioner, whose role revolves around overseeing companies that make drones, shells and missiles – and not the armed forces themselves.

A Gallop A poll in 45 countries last year showed a deep contradiction towards the war between the Europeans. Four of the least preparedness to fight was in the European Union – including Spain, Germany and Italy, where only 14 % said they would get weapons. Even in cases of front lines like Poland and Lithuania, she was less than half ready to fight. This porous mood reflects the integration of the European Union designed to take war between member states Unimaginable.

The paradox is that the European army is a symbol of independence from the United States – while quietly depends on American satellites, driving and ammunition structures. Many European countries raised the defense spending, but they are not ready to go alone. The integrated force will demand assembled sovereignty, the unified leadership and the level of political consensus currently. This may change. But at the present time, Europe continues to rely on Washington Volatile Driving – even as you dream.Strategic autonomy“.