Why an EU Army Looks Increasingly Likely [Video]

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With the military situation in Ukraine and the Middle East and a NATO-sceptic Trump administration on the cards, most of Europe now agrees that it needs to take its own security more seriously with some even calling for an Europe-wide military force. While this has been on the cards for a while now, could this renewed call put the army plan into action?

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1 – https://www.politico.eu/article/von-der-leyen-plans-new-defense-commissioner-post/
2 – https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_49217.htm
3 – https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_EU_interventions_overseas.svg
4 – https://ecfr.eu/special/independence_play_europes_pursuit_of_strategic_autonomy/#introduction
5 – https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/1377553/Chirac-angers-Blair-by-backing-EU-army.html
6 – https://www.ft.com/content/0a917386-7a62-4e4a-9b89-123933f750a6
7 – https://twitter.com/NathalieLoiseau/status/1756591671230304463
8 – https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/dutch-minister-calls-for-eu-defence-commissioner/
9 – https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/article/20190612STO54310/eu-army-myth-what-is-europe-really-doing-to-boost-defence
10 – https://www.voanews.com/a/nato-s-european-allies-collectively-at-2-gdp-defense-spending-for-1st-time-ever/7489447.html
11 – https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2022/739249/EPRS_STU(2022)739249_EN.pdf
12 – https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/02/20/von-der-leyen-pushes-for-coordinated-eu-defence-spending
13 – https://www.ft.com/content/66606e2c-0b5a-493e-af59-d24436d0fd72
14 – https://www.politico.eu/article/von-der-leyen-plans-new-defense-commissioner-post/
15 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_army
16 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-V8DunZyUM
17 – https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/02/05/eu-member-countries-push-back-on-italys-call-for-european-army/
18 – https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/germany-likely-recession-bundesbank-says-2024-02-19/
19 – https://www.ft.com/content/02e6cca7-6cdd-44e3-9d1e-71ea9883f4b2

00:00 – Introduction
01:01 – Context
04:19 – Why Is an EU Army On the Table?
05:47 – Will It Happen?
07:29 – Conclusion
07:50 – Sponsored Content