Diplomatic solutions are only possible when all sides wish to have a diplomatic solution. The history of the 20th and probably earlier centuries have examples of appeasing vs. opposing those interested in upsetting apple carts. I think 1938 shows that there comes a time to push back a little earlier in the process.
Yeah, and it's 2026 and one would believe we vote for people whose staff prepares them and adequate responses for such events in advance. But ... I don't want to say self-corruption via shareholdership of friends of friends and a laissez-faire type of law making and enforcement in nooks where it reeaally should not be laissez-faire.
The position of Europe vs USA is analogous to Greek States vs Roman Republic. Good art and lifestyle but nothing in terms of military and economic power.
When Roman Republic got more authoritarian (transforming to Roman Empire) - Greek states had lost the remnants of its independence.
Being a satellite state works that way.
The issue is that in terms of military and economic power EU used to be much stronger 20 years ago and that strength have been deliberately wasted by current generation of politicians still in power.
Political class in Europe made multiple wrong choices in the last years despite warnings.
Fat chance expecting the European nations to stand up to USA's strong-arm tactics, when they have willingly supported it blindly for every new war in the past (as NATO coalition).
Oh wait, it was the British+Europeans who allowed the U.S.Dollar to become the dominant exchang currency of the world in the first place, thus enabling USA to do whatever it pleases...
Here's the interesting tale of how the world economy came to shaped after the World Wars, due to a cunning American and some last-minute forgery.
Diplomatic solutions are only possible when all sides wish to have a diplomatic solution. The history of the 20th and probably earlier centuries have examples of appeasing vs. opposing those interested in upsetting apple carts. I think 1938 shows that there comes a time to push back a little earlier in the process.
Yeah, and it's 2026 and one would believe we vote for people whose staff prepares them and adequate responses for such events in advance. But ... I don't want to say self-corruption via shareholdership of friends of friends and a laissez-faire type of law making and enforcement in nooks where it reeaally should not be laissez-faire.
It is posturing for internal effects.
The position of Europe vs USA is analogous to Greek States vs Roman Republic. Good art and lifestyle but nothing in terms of military and economic power.
When Roman Republic got more authoritarian (transforming to Roman Empire) - Greek states had lost the remnants of its independence.
Being a satellite state works that way.
The issue is that in terms of military and economic power EU used to be much stronger 20 years ago and that strength have been deliberately wasted by current generation of politicians still in power.
Political class in Europe made multiple wrong choices in the last years despite warnings.
Fat chance expecting the European nations to stand up to USA's strong-arm tactics, when they have willingly supported it blindly for every new war in the past (as NATO coalition).
Oh wait, it was the British+Europeans who allowed the U.S.Dollar to become the dominant exchang currency of the world in the first place, thus enabling USA to do whatever it pleases...
Here's the interesting tale of how the world economy came to shaped after the World Wars, due to a cunning American and some last-minute forgery.
The Bretton Woods conspiracy: https://www.damninteresting.com/foreign-exchanges/