War complacency. What is this la la land youre talking about . Well, its probably. I think, in international relations, there is always a time when a big change happens. 1918, 1945, 1989. And 1989 was, for me and many of my kin, The End Of History the thought that all 200 Nation States in the world would revert to the best form of governance, which is democracy, Market Economy and globalisation. But that ended, in my mind, in February 2022, when putin attacked ukraine. All the International Institutions rules are being challenged. So the la la land that we used to live in doesnt exist any more, and we have to readjust. I mean, in the most literal sense, you seem to be saying that europe needs to learn from some of the things that finland does in terms of preparation and readiness for the worst case scenario. Yeah. For example, this country, although its fewer than six million people, has an extraordinary number of military reservists, up to 900,000 men and women, who are ready to serve
Welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Let me begin with something you said just last month. Europe, you said, hasjust a few years to change its thinking from the la la land of post cold war complacency. What is this la la land youre talking about . Well, its probably. I think, in international relations, there is always a time when a big change happens. 1918, 1945, 1989. And 1989 was, for me and many of my kin, The End Of History the thought that all 200 Nation States in the world would revert to the best form of governance, which is democracy, Market Economy and globalisation. But that ended in my mind in February 2022 when putin attacked ukraine. All the International Institutions rules are being challenged. So the la la land that we used to live in doesnt exist any more, and we have to readjust. I mean, in the most literal sense, you seem to be saying that europe needs to learn from some of the things that finland does in terms of preparation and readiness for the worst case scenario. Yea
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