On the 5th local time, the European Union proposed a package on the common defense industry, which aims to promote the development of the European continent's industry.
The EU believes that the Russia-Ukraine conflict has shown that member states should increase joint purchases and put more money into European companies.
According to foreign media reports, the EU's move is to shift the EU's arms industry to a "war economic model" in response to the crisis caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
The EU will publish a series of recommendations to encourage EU countries to jointly buy more from European production companies and help them increase their production capacity, the EU has revealed.
"In the current geopolitical context, Europe must take greater responsibility for its own security, and not depend on the results of elections held by our ally (the United States) every four years," said European Commissioner Thierry Breton. ”
Screenshot of the Reuters report.
Wang Shuo, a professor at the School of International Relations of Beijing University of Foreign Chinese, analyzed in an interview with a reporter from the Global Information Broadcast of the ** Radio and Television Station that the shift to the "war economic model" does not conform to the actual situation facing the EU at present, and it is also not in line with the interests of all EU countries.
If a country rapidly shifts to the so-called "wartime economy," a large amount of existing resources will be diverted to the field of military industry and defense, which will lead to the temporary or permanent termination of the original infrastructure, investment in economic projects, and even many plans related to social and people's livelihood, such as education, culture and health.
But at present, the main place of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is only in Ukraine, and European countries have not directly engaged in fierce military conflicts with other parties, and if it switches to the "war economy mode", the price to be paid by Europe is too great, and it may even affect the development of Europe in the next few decades.
The position on this issue is different within the EU countries, and it is not in the interests of all EU countries to do so.
Screenshot of the U.S. News & World Report weekly ** report.
Wang Shuo further analyzed and pointed out that there is no absolute security in the world, and resorting to force and seeking unilateral security will only put Europe in a security dilemma.
Europe is working to improve its defense capabilities and promote defense integration. But a shift to a wartime economy will not solve Europe's current security problems, let alone enhance its so-called strategic autonomy, but may lead to trouble, even war.
Europe has been fighting for hundreds of years, especially the two world wars, which have caused very heavy losses to Europe, which also makes Europeans deeply aware of the preciousness of peace and the need to take the road of joint development.
Europe is already in a security dilemma when it comes to Ukraine. There is nothing to be gained in using militarism, and Europe should not follow the same path as history.
Material**丨Global Information Broadcasting "Live World".
Reporter丨Yang Zhuoying, Yin Meimei.
Editor丨Li Yan Lin Wei.
Signing and review丨Liu Peng, Jiang Aimin.