The UK could soon reach a deal to join the EU’s €150 billion defence joint procurement scheme, Ursula von der Leyen said in London on Thursday.

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  • manxu@piefed.social
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    13 hours ago

    It’s sort of ironic that the one thing countries used to be most adamant about had to have their sovereign stamp of approval, national defense, is the one where the UK seems to be most accepting of joint efforts.

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      7 hours ago

      That’s because medium and small states cannot stand up to larger ones without forming alliances. And, despite its many inefficiencies, NATO has been effective in that way.