Inside Nato, an EU army of the willing is forming

28 March 2022

Ingeborg Eliassen

Unchecked Power/Military Power Europe

Inside Nato, an EU army of the willing is forming

Ingeborg Eliassen

28 March 2022

About Military Power Europe

Europeans have woken up to a threat of war after several decades of peace and progress for most. This realisation, caused by Russia’s war against Ukraine, is about to fundamentally change the nature of the European Union.

Germany wants a future EU army under joint command. Most others do not. But Vladimir Putin is doing more to bolster European military unity than decades of EU initiatives.

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