Although the three-day 60th Munich Security Conference (Munich Security Conference) concluded on the 18th, the anxiety and frustration expressed in Europe at the conference continued to spread.
In a few days, it will be the second anniversary of the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Originally, European and American countries had high hopes for Ukraine's counterattack, and there were basically no problems with the ** and funds provided to Ukraine, and anti-Russian public opinion in the West has always been very strong. However, during the current Mu'an meeting, the Russian army took Avdeyevka, an important town in eastern Ukraine, and European and American military aid to Ukraine began to encounter many difficulties. What makes Europe and the United States even more panicked is that Trump, who is likely to return to the White House, threatened to "find a way to destroy NATO" and repeatedly emphasized his opposition to the United States spending money on Ukraine.
The "lose-lose" argument runs through the entire Mu'an meeting.
In fact, the anxiety and frustration in Europe do not essentially stem from "Russophobia", but from the decline and disagreement of European countries. Although European countries have expressed a unanimous hostile attitude towards Russia, it is difficult for Europe to make more efficient and concerted actions in the face of the current Russia-Ukraine war.
In addition to Ukraine, during this meeting, the differences between the United States and Europe on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict were also undoubtedly exposed: many European countries adjusted their positions and called for a ceasefire and an end to the war, but the United States and a few other countries still insisted on going their own way and defending Israel. EU Foreign Minister Josep Borrell bluntly said that he is pessimistic about how much the EU can play in promoting the settlement of the Middle East issue, because the EU has not yet unified its internal stance.
And the reason why it was said at the beginning of the article that anxiety and depression in Europe are still spreading is because now some people in Europe (such as Germany, France, etc.) have begun to worry about the sky, and they are worried that after Russia wins the war between Russia and Ukraine, Putin will breed greater ambitions - to attack NATO countries. Some analysts believe that it is an exaggeration to say that Europe is **, and that Britain, France, and Germany have not signed a security cooperation agreement with Ukraine? This shows that Britain, France, Germany, and other European countries have begun to seriously prepare and implement Europe's policy of strategic autonomy, and Europe has begun to prepare to continue to "protect the European continent" in the absence and absence of the United States.
Europeans are afraid of Trump's comeback every day.
However, for most European countries, they have given up the "dream of great power" since World War II and only want to continue to live a happy life with "high welfare", and they are not willing to get involved in the whirlpool of international affairs at all. The aforementioned "policy of strategic autonomy in Europe" has been shouted for many years, but it has not received much response. Wouldn't it be nice for these countries to live under the wing of the United States? Even becoming a colony of the United States is not a big deal.
As the United States approaches, Europeans will have to start preparing for both Biden and Trump. Even when NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited the United States a few days ago, he had to go to the American think tank "Traditional ** Society" to give a speech - this is the think tank that Trump relied on the most during his tenure.
To put it bluntly, due to the disagreement of Europeans, some want peace and others don't, both Russia and the United States have become threats.
What can I do now?
Let's take a look at China, after attending the meeting, the Chinese foreign minister visited Spain, France and other old European countries non-stop. China's intention is actually very simple: to maintain relatively friendly relations with Europe and to gain geopolitical and geoeconomic space through peaceful communication. However, in the face of European countries that think highly of themselves, it is not so easy to get them to put down their positions and cooperate with China.
Europe has so far been arrogant about China.
Speaking of which, as the world enters the battle of the world, Europe is also quite pitiful, due to the conflict of interests of various forces, Europe has lost its autonomy, has been completely reduced from the hegemon of the world, completely reduced to a pawn, perhaps everything that is happening at the moment is Europe's own fault.
Therefore, the "2024 Munich Security Report" released by the organizers of the Mu'an Conference said that more and more countries are falling into a "lose-lose" situation, which is a bit alarmist, because the so-called "lose-lose" is just a "lose-lose" for Europe.