Interesting scenario europe at war 2018

[W.G.Ewald]

I think America would remain neutral in this scenario. Not sure about Canada though; many Quebecois (residents of Quebec) are quite proud of their French heritage, and quite a few even want independence. A civil war in Canada is certainly a possibility, and if that happens America will definitely intervene.

Quebecois at one time were blowing up mailboxes to get independence, as I remember.

 

[Armand2REP]

No warships protecting UK shores

No warships protecting UK shores | British Forces News

Just march on in...

 

[p2prada]

No warships protecting UK shores

No warships protecting UK shores | British Forces News

Just march on in...

They know France will protect them.

 

[W.G.Ewald]

No warships protecting UK shores

Nelson is whirling in his grave.

 

[p2prada]

Nelson is whirling in his grave.

I wonder if the Spanish Armada knows this.

 

[S.A.T.A]

Old 'imperial' Europe had invested a lot of political capital and hard work in forging the idea of a united Europe and if the more than 5 decade long experiment of a European political and economic union collapses,then its conceivable that the inherent set of contradiction that led to the collapse would also seriously imperil the current warm ties between the countries.

Old Europe came together at the end of the bloody world war to form a European union towards preserving the power and influence which it had accumulated after centuries of global warfare and political deceit,in order to do it had to eschew the competitive nationalism which had wrecked Europe's inter continental empire in the first place.Old Europe traded nationalism for global economic influence,an arrangement which i think is now beginning to unravel and as a consequence Europe has already begun to side step collectivism.

The expansion of the idea of European union into the margins of Europe has only added to the doubts surrounding Europe's ability to act collectively.The influx of cheap labor into western Europe from impoverished economies in the east has seriously fractured the political consensus that existed in the western capitals,France,Germany,Italy,Spain and UK do not view this problem from the same angle and the political costs incurred by each country also varies as a result.There is also no consensus on how to resolve the problem of migration from non European countries and Europe's collective effort to integrate them into its mainstream is again a bag of mixed results.

Europe appears more and more like a divided house and what divides you can not only disunite members,but make you spar with each other.One would really hope that Europe knows better.

P.S:From the Indian perspective while we may wax eloquence how a united Europe makes the world a better place,a fractious Europe,esp western Europe,is not necessarily an unwelcome Geo-political prospect.

 

[pmaitra]

The Europeans have been quarelling with each other since eons. The two World Wars taught them a lesson. They decided they will not fight against each other again. The views, attitude, laws and liberalism of the Europeans, mainly those in the west, show that. However, that generation will cease to exist sooner than later. Then we will have another new generation who will have ample time to think of past glories as joblessness and recession sets in. These new Europeans will soon turn out to be warmongers and again, we shall have more wars.

History repeats itself.

 

[pmaitra]

P.S:From the Indian perspective while we may wax eloquence how a united Europe makes the world a better place,a fractious Europe,esp western Europe,is not necessarily an unwelcome Geo-political prospect.

S.A.T.A., you are back with your load of crap again?

Just kidding. I actually agree with your statement.