Towards a European Army?
Towards a European Army?
Author(s): Cyrille BretSubject(s): Governance, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Geopolitics
Published by: Foreign Policy Research Center
Keywords: European Army; pacifism; European security; security threats; risk of terrorist attacks; collective security;
Summary/Abstract: Nowadays, rather than needing internal pacification, Europe needs a strong shield against external risks. However, in matters of Europe and peace, scepticism is a self-fulfilling prophecy. The “somnambulists” of 1914, according to the expression of Stephen Clark, triggered up WWI because they believed it to be inescapable. Not the opposite. Today, the time has come to take seriously into account the founding utopia of Europe: pacifism. But it is now essential to know how to defend it, including by arms. Europe can only perish from an excess of realism. She cannot die of an excess of ambition.
Journal: Lithuanian Foreign Policy Review
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 38
- Page Range: 17-19
- Page Count: 3
- Language: English