European leaders are going along for a variety of reasons. One is that elite opinion is far more hawkish than the general public, not unusual. Another is the intimate linkage between US-EU business worlds. It’s being strained in all sorts of ways. Right now, for example, the Netherlands, a major part of the international chip industry, is refusing to go along with the war on China that Biden just declared.
Someone told me this: "Sounds odd on the surface, but not so unusual actually. One major work on the topic is Buzzanco’s Masters of War, which compares hawkish civilians and much more restrained military on Vietnam."
>”adhering to U.S. demands”.
So the euros are supporting Ukraine only because we tell them to? Give them some credit. It’s not always about what we say.
European leaders are going along for a variety of reasons. One is that elite opinion is far more hawkish than the general public, not unusual. Another is the intimate linkage between US-EU business worlds. It’s being strained in all sorts of ways. Right now, for example, the Netherlands, a major part of the international chip industry, is refusing to go along with the war on China that Biden just declared.
This statement of the difference between the general public and leadership is based on what? Polling suggests otherwise
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/14/westerners-in-no-mood-for-concessions-to-russia-in-ukraine-poll-finds
Also, your statement about the Netherlands shows that the euros can do whatever they want
Isn't it odd? The military is for diplomacy and the Secretary of State for war, regarding Ukraine.
Thanks for commenting!
Someone told me this: "Sounds odd on the surface, but not so unusual actually. One major work on the topic is Buzzanco’s Masters of War, which compares hawkish civilians and much more restrained military on Vietnam."
"NATO is a paper tiger"
https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2022/11/the-polity-that-is-german.html
We're not talking Portugal, or Liechtenstein
Germany.
"The Russian army has—in Europe—“demonstrated conclusively that it is simply not capable of attacking NATO with any prospect of success”
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/11/ukraine-lights-out-no-water-and-soon-no-heat-.html#comments
Au contraire, Russia has conclusively demonstrated the exact opposite.
NATO is a paper tiger.