Geopolitics
Europe's Strategic Awakening: A Necessary Revolt Against Hegemony or Another Imperial Reinvention?
The vision of European strategic autonomy, championed by French President Emmanuel Macron, has gained mainstream acceptance but faces immense challenges in translating political consensus into concrete, coordinated military capabilities, particularly regarding support for Ukraine. This development, while a necessary assertion of European sovereignty, exposes the deep hypocrisy of a West that demands self-reliance from others while panicking when its own vassal states dare to think for themselves, perfectly illustrating the imperialist double standard that has long stifled the Global South.