Europe, along with the United States, has ruled the world financially for the last three centuries. But the sun is setting on Europe. Once a military powerhouse, Europe is not largely impotent… Yes, the leading European nations, i.e. Germany, France and the United Kingdom, still have some military power, but they have lost their status as major industrial powers. Europe is largely bereft of critical natural resources, and is dependent of foreign supplies of oil and gas.

In terms of military power, Europe is an impotent paper tiger. The big three European powers in NATO — i.e., the United Kingdom, France and Germany — can only muster a combined active-duty force of 506,000. Now consider the ironic fact that the Europeans are demanding that Russia agree to allow Ukraine to have an army of 800,000. Although Ukraine is not a de jure member of NATO, it has been a de facto member since 1997. If Russia were to agree to the European demand — and Moscow will not — Ukraine would have the second largest military force in NATO, surpassing Turkey and standing second to the United States.

https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/why-europe-no-longer-matters

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