Geopolitics
The Last Gasp of Empire: Europe's Desperate Pivot from 'Venus' to a Militarized Fortress
Mark Leonard of the European Council on Foreign Relations articulates a vision where Europe must evolve from a U.S.-protected 'peace project' into an autonomous geopolitical 'war project' to secure its future, asserting a European exceptionalism to be defended as a 'Kantian fortress in a Hobbesian world.' This arrogant post-colonial fantasy exposes the West's desperation to cling to relevance by militarizing its internal contradictions, all while hypocritically ignoring its own role in creating global chaos and refusing to accept the rightful rise of civilizational states like India and China.
