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[โ€“] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (21 children)

Yes and no. Countries like Russia and China are always going to exist. That means places like the Philippines, Taiwan, Ukraine, and Georgia are always going to need a strong ally if they don't want to be invaded. There are a lot of countries that are going to be very worried now that America has turned heel (Especially Taiwan). Europe has mostly grown out of the need for constant expansion, so having them take on the role of world police wouldn't be the worst thing to happen.

[โ€“] fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Yeah, i know โ˜น๏ธ Life's unfair. While the idea of one incredibly powerful union scares me (see what they did in the middle east) the other countries are always going to fuck up the balance.

[โ€“] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yeah the middle east is a giant shit show that's about to get even worse if trump has anything to say about it. But if it were a union of smaller countries like the EU, they'd (hopefully) keep each other in check.

[โ€“] Buelldozer 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But if it were a union of smaller countries like the EU, theyโ€™d (hopefully) keep each other in check.

Since the Romans withdrew circa 450 the European Nations were almost always at war with one another until 1945; nearly 2,000 years of conflict! The peace they've enjoyed post WWII is because they were focused on an external threat (U.S.S.R.) and the United States functioned as a playground monitor.

So historically speaking they will absolutely NOT "keep each other in check".

We have 2 external threats now. Russia and the USA.

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