At a time when the Europe It is not in the most powerful position that has been with financial crises but also a war In her “heart” to be ongoing, against Russia, there are some voices that say she should keep a tougher attitude.
This view is endorsed by the leader of the French Armed Forces, who on the geopolitical scene set up because of the wars but also with Europe needing the need for Subscription from the US to face Russiahe stresses that she has to come out of the denial of some of her governments and harden her attitude, referring to a “hunted animal”.
General Thieri Burkar will soon be withdrawn from the position of leader of the French Armed Forces and wanted to give his own mark on the huge rearrangements that have been happening at the geopolitical level in recent years.
In an interview with Politico and French Libération, Thierry Burkar warns that Europe should be adapted to new datain a world where Chinese, Russian and American “spheres of influence” emerge.
“On the one hand, European countries have never been stronger,” Burkar says, but “governments and populations are in a phase of denial of the level of violence in the world today,” he said.
The interview took place one day after meeting European leaders and military with Donald Trump And according to Politico, it sounds the alarm about Europe’s weakness in the geopolitical scene.
Under the administration of Thieri Burkar, the French Armed Forces reinforced their presence in Eastern Europe and their participation in NATO, while preparing for a high -intensity war. The French general co -chairing the coalition of the willingness, the group of countries working for the security guarantees in Ukrainethe next day of a truce with Russia.
The 4 political agents and the solidarity strategy
Thierry Burkar describes a world defined by four political factors, the use of force to resolve conflict,
her Wish countries such as China, Russia, North Korea and Iran to challenge the West, Information War and
the consequences of climate change.
“More than Russian tanks, the establishment of an alternative, degraded order of things threatens Europeans. If Russia can dismantle Europe without an armed attack, this is the road to choose, ”explains the French military officer.
As he points out, “in the world of tomorrow, the strategic solidarity that should unite Europeans must be very, very strong. There is no country in Europe that can lift weight on its own. ” “This is not something that is intended to turn against the US, or Russia, but the ability to have the necessary size that will displace it to the world.”
The risk of an expanded war
About the risk of a high -intensity conflict as he explains. The western armed forces are needed deeply. “We have gone through the wars we have chosen – as in Iraq, Afghanistan or Mali – to imposed wars,” he concludes.
In what it calls “selected wars”, political and military authorities can control the amount of ammunition launches, during the stay of the troops and the number of soldiers developed.
‘Important Wars’ are existential conflicts that leave a few options:’ If Ukrainians do not fight 100% [εναντίον της Ρωσίας]will disappear. This is a necessary war, “says the French general.