RE: Chinese curse19 Sep 2021 11:32
Good morning DartFrog, your post while providing food for thought, leaves out some salient info.
We could never ask Russia to join the EU, because of their appalling human rights issues, and also the amount of debt Russia currently has. Not impossible in the future, if the grip Putin has disappears, and we get free elections.
As someone who has family in ex soviet block countries, I can tell you they would be horrified if Russia was allowed to join the EU, as it would completely destroy their security.
It's not just the threat of military action, but also the political regimes that exist in the host countries.
Look what is happening in Poland and Hungary, unless we in the west can understand that the mindset of these countries who were under soviet rule need time to fully evolve. We need another 20-30 years to allow these former Soviet states to adapt and become truly democratic.
On AUKUS, I welcome this. It has come at the right time. China are having problems feeding their population with high debt levels, and people starting to protest.
This is the worst time for China to confront AUKUS, as they cannot afford it.
I believe we will always have conflict and tension within the world, but the future of AUKUS may go somewhere to achieving a better balance, and hopefully less wars.