Playground tribalism…..you do yourself a disservice by stooping to that level.
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Well, I didn't see that coming, how very grown up of them. Brexit Britain being a success is obviously something they can't cope with. Expect an upsurge in the number of dinghies coming across the channel, and another 10 years of talking about an EU army.
Utter to55ers.
You taught me well Master Kan.
We lead where others follow. Macron must've been up all night.
EU rolls out new China strategy hours after US, UK and Australia present pact (msn.com)
The European Union has unveiled a new strategy for boosting economic, political and defence ties in the Indo-Pacific, just hours after the United States, Britain and Australia announced a new security alliance likely to reshape their relations with the region.
The EU believes the region, which stretches from India and China through Japan to Southeast Asia and eastwards past New Zealand to the Pacific, is growing in importance given its rising population and political weight, its role in global trade and security and its impact on climate change.
It says the aim of the strategy is to strengthen and expand economic relations while reinforcing the respect of international trade rules, help partners fight and adapt to climate change and biodiversity loss, and boost co-operation on healthcare so least-developed countries can better prepare for crises like the coronavirus pandemic.
The plan, which comes amid rising US/China tensions, is also a bid to improve maritime security and ensure safe passage through sea lanes.
The EU hopes it will result in more naval deployments to the region by European countries. Transport and energy ties would also be boosted.
The bloc is already the top investor, leading development co-operation partner and one of the biggest traders in the Indo-Pacific.
But it wants to step up its involvement given the rise in regional geopolitical tensions which are hurting trade and supply chains and undermining security.
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oh dear seems the EU are miles ahead already:
"The bloc is already the top investor, leading development co-operation partner and one of the biggest traders in the Indo-Pacific."
Read more: https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/aukus.577757/page-5#ixzz76oWrAvX1
brexit Britain is trailing behind
Quote.
The EU hopes it will result in more naval deployments to the region by European countries.
Is the EUs aim to start a shooting war with China.
Old Macron isn't very happy, he has vowed to retaliate against Britain.
https://www-dailymail-co-uk.cdn.amp...NT-escape-targeted-France-ambassador-row.html
https://www-dailymail-co-uk.cdn.amp...NT-escape-targeted-France-ambassador-row.html
Yep french / macron are not happy
mind you he does have an election next year
no telling what the French will do next
could we’ll see thousands of migrants crossing the channel
tunnel being shut down
sabotage
The scoundrels are unpredictable
mind you he does have an election next year
no telling what the French will do next
could we’ll see thousands of migrants crossing the channel
tunnel being shut down
sabotage
The scoundrels are unpredictable
They will probably start dumping there sewage in British waterscut off electric to jersey
blimey start making ELM Le blanc and chaffy turd and dumping them on the UK market
jeez us
any one thinking about buying a new Renault
Citroen
Peugeot
best advised to think again
On the news
the french government said they were lied to by the USA and Australia and treated with contempt
as for the UK role basically said our role was typical as we are an opportunist country and our role was typical
and very predictable
blimey Biden only president for a few months and now he has basically up set the french and caused a diplomatic spat
blimey Biden has the nuclear launch codes a lunatic in the White House
bring back trump
the french government said they were lied to by the USA and Australia and treated with contempt
as for the UK role basically said our role was typical as we are an opportunist country and our role was typical
and very predictable
blimey Biden only president for a few months and now he has basically up set the french and caused a diplomatic spat
blimey Biden has the nuclear launch codes a lunatic in the White House
bring back trump
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Foreign minister of France
a major breach of trust between allies and an extremely serious situation he said
France has been a close Allie of the USA for over 240 years
Biden how long has this fool been president ??
a major breach of trust between allies and an extremely serious situation he said
France has been a close Allie of the USA for over 240 years
Biden how long has this fool been president ??
Oh dear, Brussels! UK's new deal with US and Australia is 'disaster' for EU - expert (msn.com)
Oh dear, Brussels! UK's new deal with US and Australia is 'disaster' for EU - expert
Chloe Davies 2 hrs ago
The commentary refers to the Aukus alliance between the US, the UK and Australia, under which the US and UK will share sensitive technology with Australia to let it develop its first nuclear-powered submarines. Wolfgang Münchau branded the pact as an "implicit geopolitical disaster for the EU" in an op-ed for The Spectator, after France was snubbed from the trilateral pact in its contract stages.
The expert claims that "the alliance is the culmination of multiple European failures", and notes the EU's political misjudgements of US president Joe Biden's China strategy among them.
He implies that the pact is a retaliation from the UK after being treated as a "strategic adversary", saying that following the treatment "don't be surprised when the UK exploits the areas where it enjoys a competitive advantage."
Within the piece Wolfgang claims that the EU "has outmanoeuvred itself through lazy group-think" and also brands the union as "monolithic" for it's slow-changing progress.
One example he provides is that while developments are made by the Biden administration to move beyond Nato towards a multipolar defence strategy, Mr Münchau claims the EU falls behind as German political parties still remain discussing the pros and cons of Nato.
He claims that while "Nato remains a pillar" for defence strategies, "it is now supplemented by informal Indo-Pacific alliances", including the US, Japan, India and Australia.
Further domain is acquired due to an informal intelligence pact compromising the US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand dubbed 'Five Eyes', which forms part of the "variable geometry of the new international order" according to the expert, whereas the EU is on the outskirts of the scheme.
After branding the EU as "monolithic", Mr Münchau states that the EU is more limited in its progress as it is "stuck with its 27 veto-wielding members in the foreign affairs council".
Other European states can't compete with the "different order" of the UK's investment in modern defence technologies, which make them a natural alliance for the US for this specific scheme aimed at containing the influence of China.
Oh dear, Brussels! UK's new deal with US and Australia is 'disaster' for EU - expert
Chloe Davies 2 hrs ago
The commentary refers to the Aukus alliance between the US, the UK and Australia, under which the US and UK will share sensitive technology with Australia to let it develop its first nuclear-powered submarines. Wolfgang Münchau branded the pact as an "implicit geopolitical disaster for the EU" in an op-ed for The Spectator, after France was snubbed from the trilateral pact in its contract stages.
The expert claims that "the alliance is the culmination of multiple European failures", and notes the EU's political misjudgements of US president Joe Biden's China strategy among them.
He implies that the pact is a retaliation from the UK after being treated as a "strategic adversary", saying that following the treatment "don't be surprised when the UK exploits the areas where it enjoys a competitive advantage."
Within the piece Wolfgang claims that the EU "has outmanoeuvred itself through lazy group-think" and also brands the union as "monolithic" for it's slow-changing progress.
One example he provides is that while developments are made by the Biden administration to move beyond Nato towards a multipolar defence strategy, Mr Münchau claims the EU falls behind as German political parties still remain discussing the pros and cons of Nato.
He claims that while "Nato remains a pillar" for defence strategies, "it is now supplemented by informal Indo-Pacific alliances", including the US, Japan, India and Australia.
Further domain is acquired due to an informal intelligence pact compromising the US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand dubbed 'Five Eyes', which forms part of the "variable geometry of the new international order" according to the expert, whereas the EU is on the outskirts of the scheme.
After branding the EU as "monolithic", Mr Münchau states that the EU is more limited in its progress as it is "stuck with its 27 veto-wielding members in the foreign affairs council".
Other European states can't compete with the "different order" of the UK's investment in modern defence technologies, which make them a natural alliance for the US for this specific scheme aimed at containing the influence of China.
How would you compare your expertise, on this subject compared to his.
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