The European Union, a project designed for peace, is preparing for war
After decades in the background, security and defense issues now permeate the entire agenda in Brussels
The European project, founded in the second half of a turbulent 20th century to guarantee peace on the continent, is preparing for war in the explosive first quarter of the 21st. Security and defense, concepts that seemed devoid of content in European Union policy in recent decades, now permeate the entire agenda, policies, budget plans, and debates in Brussels. The transformation of the world order is driving the effort to make Europe more flexible, streamlined and simplified. Preparations for the urgent geostrategic challenges facing Europe are frantic.
