"Some observers hope that working with European allies on Ukraine could presage a mending of fences with the EU. Peter Mandelson, another former British EU commissioner, noted at a recent CER seminar that Ukraine had shattered the British illusion that it could turn its back on Europe when it comes to security, though he added that it would take a new prime minister to accept this obvious conclusion..."
This seems like an odd statement to me. I was not aware of any UK push to diverge from NATO, only the EU, and NATO is far more involved in security affairs than the EU. In fact, the UK spends more (as a % of GDP) on security than almost any other western European economy; only France comes close.
This seems like an odd statement to me. I was not aware of any UK push to diverge from NATO, only the EU, and NATO is far more involved in security affairs than the EU. In fact, the UK spends more (as a % of GDP) on security than almost any other western European economy; only France comes close.