tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27932062.post5677178459740393006..comments2023-10-10T15:39:35.168+00:00Comments on Centre for European Reform: What the economic crisis will mean for European defenceCentre for European Reformhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06815454225955436329noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27932062.post-45587466088810586852009-07-15T21:53:55.301+00:002009-07-15T21:53:55.301+00:00your article is very good and it focused different...your article is very good and it focused different places but ı wanna asking to you Tomas;<br /><br />what will europe do /or not for common european army force (EUFOR)? it is one of the aims of common security and defence policy(CSDP) of EU. Turkey have 2nd largest army in NATO, but not member of CSDP, EU countries doesn't confirm this. without Turkey, it's support in military operations, without it is useful diplomatic support and middle asia, middle east, balkans, black sea, caucasus, afghanistan, ıraq how can Europe do this? US can not give unlimited support for NATO to forever. ecnomic crisis is not unique problem of European armies. Turkey has very important experience on asymmetric warfare. EU must think twice...<br /><br />Thanks for this article againAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27932062.post-75409060458913826632009-06-10T17:07:41.820+00:002009-06-10T17:07:41.820+00:00Thanks for the comments... Stanley, good to hear f...Thanks for the comments... Stanley, good to hear from you - you are of course right to point out that pooling is an even older idea than I wrongly stated in the blog. My apologies; and I shall correct the mistake in future reincarnations of this blog (the CER is planning a longer study on the subject).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07344315980954916325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27932062.post-53363587625855095772009-06-06T02:04:37.175+00:002009-06-06T02:04:37.175+00:00This is indeed an excellent article. The only way ...This is indeed an excellent article. The only way that smaller European nations can maintain meaningful military structures will be through cooperation and "pooling" with neighbors. My only footnote to the article is that some analysts, including this one, have suggested (in studies for the US Congress)the wisdom of such an approach for small and medium size European nations since the late 1970s -- somewhat further back than the decade suggested by Mr. Valasek.Stanley R Sloanhttp://www.atlanticcommunity.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27932062.post-49946924222554849022009-06-05T16:53:32.077+00:002009-06-05T16:53:32.077+00:00Excellent article, agree with all the points made....Excellent article, agree with all the points made. It will be very interesting to see whether a New Conservative Government in the UK will now see the financial benefit of European defence integration despite their critical stance on European integration. Are we finally going to have a European aircraft carrier, rather than Britannia rule the waves while the domestic finances sink the island.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com