correspondentjessica parker. i think the back up to this is what has happened in afghanistan and ursula von der leyen did talk about that in her state of the union address, and has been an element of hand wringing in the west about that hasty withdrawal. and perhaps as well, it highlighted the dependence that western countries have felt on us military might and do they need to do more to be able to act independently or with other countries in future to safeguard their security interests? i think that was partly the backdrop to it, but this idea of some kind of eu defence force, active you defence force, sometimes dubbed an eu army, thatis force, sometimes dubbed an eu army, that is not a new idea, it is something that has been discussed for long time, and that is something ursula von der leyen highlighted in her speech the political will have not existed previously to make it happen for the does the political
sub there have been suggestions of he is angry, sources have denied that, but they do say does object to some of the descriptions of his role in handling the withdrawal from afghanistan. find in handling the withdrawal from afghanistan- in handling the withdrawal from afghanistan. and liz truss steps into the foreign afghanistan. and liz truss steps into the foreign office. - afghanistan. and liz truss steps into the foreign office. what - afghanistan. and liz truss steps i into the foreign office. what would the world need to know about her? liz truss, there was a white speculation she would be the person picked up that will afford secretary here. she does already have an international profile, she has been the international trade secretary has been overseeing those lot of those post brexit trade deals of the less you re so, so she certainly has some brought some international recognition. she is popular in the party. a fairly colourful picture, it is fair to say, but quite a popu
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forces in the world, but if you are never prepared to use them, of what use are they? what has held us back until now is notjust a shortfall of capacity, it is a lack of political will. her call for a stronger eu military stance comes from recent events in afghanistan, when they were caught out when the us withdrew its forces. 21 eu countries had troops in afghanistan as the withdrawal began earlier this year largely as part of the nato deployment. combined, troops from eu countries even outnumbered the us. but despite their numbers on the ground, european governments were unable to convince the united states to extend its deadline beyond the sist to extend its deadline beyond the 31st of august. some think a join the military approach might give them more influence. here s our brussels
in the future? the last time the taliban were in power, they imposed even more restrictions. but however they may have evolved since then, afghan cities have changed much more. the taliban control the country, but still need to win hearts and minds. the head of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, has called for the eu to have the power to intervene militarily without the united states. she made the claim in her state of the union address. europe can and clearly should be able and willing to do more on its own. you can have the most advanced