> [...] Brussels continues to self-destruct for the sake of stopping a comic-book villain version of Putin who is apparently an existential threat to the West, but also not powerful enough to even take over Ukraine.
You might be underestimating how close Vladimir Putin is to a comic book villain. I'd recommend you to take a look at https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/06/16/the-criminals-in-the... . (Meduza is a reputable Russian journalistic medium, operating in exile from Rīga, Latvia. )
> I'm not one for predictions, but unless Brussels comes back to reality and stops dealing with platitudes and the ideas of insulated Davos elites,
I've noticed from up close how much of the EU structure, especially the EU parliament, is actually very approachable by the ordinary member state citizens it is supposed to serve.
> it's quite likely the EU ceases to exist as we know it within the decade.
The risk certainly seems a lot higher that for the US or Russia. "Quite likely" is a bit of an exaggeration at this point though. I do hope a decent EU will last quite a bit longer. I feel like all recent crises have actually strengthened the EU.
You might be underestimating how close Vladimir Putin is to a comic book villain. I'd recommend you to take a look at https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/06/16/the-criminals-in-the... . (Meduza is a reputable Russian journalistic medium, operating in exile from Rīga, Latvia. )
> I'm not one for predictions, but unless Brussels comes back to reality and stops dealing with platitudes and the ideas of insulated Davos elites,
I've noticed from up close how much of the EU structure, especially the EU parliament, is actually very approachable by the ordinary member state citizens it is supposed to serve.
> it's quite likely the EU ceases to exist as we know it within the decade.
The risk certainly seems a lot higher that for the US or Russia. "Quite likely" is a bit of an exaggeration at this point though. I do hope a decent EU will last quite a bit longer. I feel like all recent crises have actually strengthened the EU.