Polls show Jean-Luc Mélenchon could reach the French presidential election’s second round next year.

Archived copy is here: https://archive.is/DqZ6m

The article says this:

“Immediately withdraw from NATO’s integrated command and then, in stages, from the organization itself. Reject the tribute demanded by the United States of 5% of GDP devoted to defense spending,” read France Unbowed’s 222-page program.

However, France under Mélenchon would still provide assistance to European Union countries under EU treaties, the document added

Is Melenchon right? Is it better for the EU to be the organisation of mutual defence guarantees for Europe, rather than NATO?

  • Zos_KiaEnglish
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    1 hour ago

    guess who won the midterms

    This means nothing and you know it. Tech oligarchs will never give up their power, and the Dems will never make them.

    we should continue to work with the Canadians

    Yeah canadians are cool and they are already Europe’s special little friend. But i’d argue that :

    • from a military perspective they are inside US Lebensraum
    • and from a political perspective they could fall to Trumpism at any time

    So i’d be wary of any deep integration with their military. Nothing personal but strange things happen to countries that are on the doorstep of the Empire, and being too entangled with them is a long term liability.