Challenge: renewed European militarism and hostility in the 21st century?

Titus_Pullo

Banned
How would you make France, Germany and Britain revert back to their old ways of trying to dominate Europe and getting on each other's nerves to the point of disintegrating the EU, and Europe breaking up into different system of alliances? What would it take to have the following happen to
Europe in the 21st century?

Franco-German dual entente
Anglo-Italian-Spanish triple alliance?
Russia and pan slavism?
 
How would you make France, Germany and Britain revert back to their old ways of trying to dominate Europe and getting on each other's nerves to the point of disintegrating the EU, and Europe breaking up into different system of alliances? What would it take to have the following happen to Europe in the 21st century?

Franco-German dual entente
Anglo-Italian-Spanish triple alliance?
Russia and pan slavism?

Classic FH scenario cliche #1 galore - Europe reverting into pre-WWI hostilities. Nothing, short of an ASB intervention... :rolleyes:

A while back, I had that signature "The next European land war occurs about a week after the South seceeds to reform the Confederacy". This kind of explains the likelihood of this very well. ;)
 

Susano

Banned
Oh its easy. As soon as the first southern US states secede and form a renwed Confederacy... ;)
 
You'd really need a very big bad catastrophe to convert the presentday Germans back to the stance of their ancestors.
I could see France and Britain rather easily taking up their old roles. Russia is already there. But for the Germans you would have to arrange something very special.
 
Classic FH scenario cliche #1 galore - Europe reverting into pre-WWI hostilities. Nothing, short of an ASB intervention... :rolleyes:

A while back, I had that signature "The next European land war occurs about a week after the South seceeds to reform the Confederacy". This kind of explains the likelihood of this very well. ;)

Oh its easy. As soon as the first southern US states secede and form a renwed Confederacy... ;)

Given the way Texas has been acting, that might be sooner than you think. ;)
 
Europe hasn't been without any sort of fighting between more or less organized armies for this long since probably the formation of the universe. It's highly unlikely that this will change, considering how linked and networked the countries are economical, politically and primarily because the main hotspot, Germany vs France has been permanently defused in the 1950s.
 
It occurs to me that you and EQ's saying perhaps needs an update considering the whole current business with Texas ;)

Given the way Texas has been acting, that might be sooner than you think. ;)

Yes, but Texas is not the Reformed Confederacy. You know what they say about Texas... "Texas didn't join the US, the US joined Texas..." ;)

Besides, according to that logic, Bavaria should secede from Germany by the end of the year. :p

Two words: Bundeskanzler Susano. ;)

That spells trouble... we'd end up with 160 German states instead of just 16, and like 30 alone would be carved out of Thuringia! :D
 
Yes, but Texas is not the Reformed Confederacy. You know what they say about Texas... "Texas didn't join the US, the US joined Texas..." ;)

Besides, according to that logic, Bavaria should secede from Germany by the end of the year. :p



That spells trouble... we'd end up with 160 German states instead of just 16, and like 30 alone would be carved out of Thuringia! :D

And it would be all Thande's fault!
 
Most of the new EU members are actually doing better in the time of crisis than the old ones. Exceptions are Hungary (which was in deep s*** even before it started) and the Baltics (which are paying for the years of rapid growth based on external loans).
It's sad to see Economicst spuring that kind of sensationalist and uninformed Bs.

Yep, Polish economy is still stable and growing (while some of our neighbours face recession.)
 
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