Thank you for this article, especially the following paragraph, which clarifies the enduring divide between Western and Eastern Europe and the main obstacle to permanently securing sovereignty for all European nations: "This becomes especially crucial due to differing opinions between Western European and Eastern European members of the Union. In Western Europe, an unstable or potentially fragmented Russia is primarily considered a security risk. In Eastern Europe (including Ukraine), on the other hand, an unstable Russia is seen as a mitigating factor, diminishing the historical security threat posed by Russia". On a tangentially related note, some might be interested in an article I came across on Phys.org outlining how human evolution opposes globally coordinated solutions to complex problems (phys.org/news/2024-01-evolution-humans-climate.html). The study outlined in the article specifically focuses on the issue of climate change, but the insights can be more universally applied to any transregional or complex global issue that requires collective cooperation between nations to act beyond their own national and regional interests (in order to also secure those interests in the long run).
Thank you for this article, especially the following paragraph, which clarifies the enduring divide between Western and Eastern Europe and the main obstacle to permanently securing sovereignty for all European nations: "This becomes especially crucial due to differing opinions between Western European and Eastern European members of the Union. In Western Europe, an unstable or potentially fragmented Russia is primarily considered a security risk. In Eastern Europe (including Ukraine), on the other hand, an unstable Russia is seen as a mitigating factor, diminishing the historical security threat posed by Russia". On a tangentially related note, some might be interested in an article I came across on Phys.org outlining how human evolution opposes globally coordinated solutions to complex problems (phys.org/news/2024-01-evolution-humans-climate.html). The study outlined in the article specifically focuses on the issue of climate change, but the insights can be more universally applied to any transregional or complex global issue that requires collective cooperation between nations to act beyond their own national and regional interests (in order to also secure those interests in the long run).