EUCOM Economic Analysis - Part I

[davidbfpo]

An intriguing Kings of War blog post by David Betz, albeit with a strange opening part, OK it is the season of goodwill, but Yoko Ono. Anyway I digress.

This part struck me, although citing Anglo-French military co-operation we would be foolish to think that is the only instance:

Case in point: today’s intervention by the head of France’s Central Bank to downgrade UK first. Can someone remind me why it is a good idea to share major defence assets with people whose first instinct when crisis hits is to cry ‘shoot him first!’?

There are other strategic points raised, notably the decline of (Western) Europe, the rise of China (big assumption author notes) and whether the BRIC are competitors or partners.

Link:http://kingsofwar.org.uk/2011/12/hap...s-war-is-over/