The lifting of the arms embargo against Syria by the EU shows nicely what it is "Europe must speak with one voice" with the mantra repeated request is all about: you lacks any basis in doubt. The EU allowed each country now, in terms of arms supplies again for themselves to decide how they want to behave. This permission would not have been necessary - the sovereign nation-state is and will remain for the foreseeable future the ultimate reference size.
Were it not for the Nobel Peace Prize, which the EU recently awarded ... As the French and British insistence on arms supplies to the Syrian rebels already acts like a cruel joke. And evokes unpleasant memories of the colonial past of both states in the region: (more ...)
