Man have got by nature the will of power, the pulsion to dominate and overpower, also as out of fear of being subdued.
This can be applied to nations as well. That's why empires subjugate other nations and cannot cease to be empires until they actually fall.
However there is a possibility to be balanced, neither to be dominated nor to overpower, to engage in the world without being too attached to it.
Therefore Europe could be a military superpower but with a role of mediator with welfare state and environmental friendly economy as common ground. A mix of solidarity and moral austerity instead of financial intransigence and debt accumulation for the sake of perpetual growth.
Mixed future generation could really feel being part of an European nation. However there would be no nation without a common language. What about Latinglish?
This can be applied to nations as well. That's why empires subjugate other nations and cannot cease to be empires until they actually fall.
However there is a possibility to be balanced, neither to be dominated nor to overpower, to engage in the world without being too attached to it.
Therefore Europe could be a military superpower but with a role of mediator with welfare state and environmental friendly economy as common ground. A mix of solidarity and moral austerity instead of financial intransigence and debt accumulation for the sake of perpetual growth.
Mixed future generation could really feel being part of an European nation. However there would be no nation without a common language. What about Latinglish?