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The European Union has planned a series of upcoming meetings to determine processes for admitting new member states, particularly those most involved in the fight to defend Ukraine. Significant questions loom over these meetings, including inquiries about the definition of Europe and who falls within that definition.
Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan reviews the EU’s challenges as it aims to grow, noting that “the world that the EU was built for doesn’t exist any longer.” Among other items, Zeihan contends, the EU will need to remove single-member vetoes, take tougher positions against corruption, and overhaul its agricultural subsidies program.
Excerpted from Peter’s Oct. 3 “Zeihan on Geopolitics” newsletter:
The fate of the European Union will likely be decided in the coming week; if that doesn’t pique your interest, I’m not sure what will.
The meetings are set, and there’s plenty on the docket; now it’s time for the peaceful EU that has existed since WWII to face the music. To keep up with the times, the EU must rework its rule of law, fix the corruption issues, move away from its focus on agricultural subsidies, and eliminate single-member vetoes.
Once those issues have been addressed, admitting new members — primarily those under Russian threat — will help the EU balance its economic and military strengths.The EU is a square peg trying to fit in a round hole, and if it can’t round out those edges, its 27 member states are in for a s–t-storm.
