The EU announced its 800 billion euro plan to re-arm the EU with Trump being an unpredictable partner and Putin in the east (read more here if you want to know more).
I would like to get your opinions on this from an anarchistic viewpoint because I struggle to give one. As an anarchist I don’t like the idea of a central army (let alone an EU one). Also, to get this 800 billion, countries and the EU have to borrow more money in a world that is already effectively running on debt without a proper way out.
On the other hand, I also understand people I speak to their opinions. Both Trump and Putin are unpredictable so I also understand that people want to feel safer by investing in the army. They also find it a waste of money but if we neglect the army, we might one day face the consequence of that.
I don’t think an EU army is necessarily a bad thing. By itself it isn’t worse than a national army (low bar, I know), but disagreements between nations will make it hard to use for foreign intervention purposes and deep integration will make it hard for parts of it to be used against other parts of it.
And once you think about an EU army it becomes quite clear that cost savings possible by cooperating that way are much better that burning lots of borrowed money on multiple national white elephants like currently often the case.
Good point. One of the actually valid reasons for the EU to exist, cooperate. Not like the current state where the is basically an unite states of Europe but rather bringing together the countries to work together but still respecting their sovereignty.