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    Mit der Zeit wird die EU zu einer demokratischen Union ausgebaut, sowohl militärisch als auch wirtschaftlich, einschließlich Kanada, Japan und Australien


    Mit der Zeit wird die EU zu einer demokratischen Union ausgebaut, sowohl militärisch als auch wirtschaftlich, einschließlich Kanada, Japan und Australien

    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/23/world-punches-back-donald-trump-went-too-far-davos

    Von cheese1971

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    4. FinnMcKoolio on

      We’d be potentially dragged into a war with China if its extended to Japan.

    6. ziegfried35 on

      What a way to water down the Union. Yet again, the English don’t understand the EU.

    7. traumalt on

      Knowing Aussies and Canadians, they will never allow for unrestricted freedom of movement, they have way too much to loose from those deals.

    10. Pure_Cantaloupe_341 on

      Japan allowing unrestricted migration and near-citizen rights to hundreds of millions of people from the other side of the world? That’s just lol

    12. Irazidal on

      More than one organization can exist at the same time. Why not just have the EU make deals with these nations instead? We’re already having enough trouble getting everyone on the same page and pursuing closer integration without spreading the concept even thinner.

    14. Acrobatic_Pianist_52 on

      Can’t even unite France and Germany over the most basic shit but this is going to happen LOL

    15. Asleep-Ad1182 on

      Japan and Australia both value sovereignty highly for good a reason, so this will happen in a million years.

    16. Birdmonster115599 on

      Ehhhh.

      As an Australian, I love the EU, you guys are great.

      But I mean, CANZUK isn’t going to work because to geography and industries. I really don’t think this will.

      I mean, I don’t think, should China decide to actually start throwing its military weight around in a hot way, that the EU is really going to be sending ships, jets and troops to the Pacific.

      I don’t think the EU wants to take on that sort of commitment. Maybe the attitude is different in the EU and I am wrong about that.
      But I dunno, I just don’t see the EU wanting to be involved in this side of the world too much.

    17. AwkwardMacaron433 on

      A bit of a eurocentric perspective. What’s in it for Japan in particular? We aren’t going to protect them like the US does. While we have a path towards sovereignty without the US, Japan does not. And Canada and Australia can’t afford to go all in on the EU either. They can become our partners in certain areas, but they will always have to hedge and build relationships with other blocks as well

    18. bxzidff on

      Even closer European integration is a challenge. Wouldn’t it be way wiser to focus on that before ambitiously incorporating countries at the other side of the earth, with very different geopolitical interests, even if ideologically similar? A union such as this would definitely be cool, but not at all realistic or pragmatic

    20. ResourceWorker on

      This is a dumb ass idea. Increased cooperation and alliances, sure. EU membership? Idiotic.

    21. Laniel_Reddit on

      The EU doesn’t have the capability to defend these other countries at this time, so it would be strange to have security guarantees for them against US/China

    22. Darjuz96 on

      The issue is the our right-wing movements. In germany is tie with CDU, in UK the Reform leads and with the stupid FPTP system they may obtain the absolute majority in the HoC. In France, same.

    23. Forsaken-Link-5859 on

      Hell no, already too much problems with EU. Less is more. Alliances yes, union no!

    24. berejser on

      DU doesn’t have quite the same ring to it. Can’t we just expand the definition of what constitutes Europe until it compasses the free world?

    25. Beyllionaire on

      Japan??? Lmaoooo

      Japan (like South Korea) is a complete American lapdog, they’ll always choose america over Europe. Japan can rearm only because the US is turning a blind eye to it

    26. Zealousideal-Key2398 on

      Why? Why make it an economic union where Canadian and Australian tax money go to unelected bueracrats in Brussels they have never heard of? This sounds like colonialism where colonies send money to the empire! Surely military alliance is enough

    29. ThePensiveE on

      I always thought NATO should be expanded to include all the free democracies of the world. It’s charter won’t allow that though so it was always going to be something else.

      I always assumed America was going to be the nation to bring those nations together. Never thought it’d be in opposition to America. Sorry from an American.

    30. GalaXion24 on

      I do think a federal Europe and a broader confederation of the free world could be a good combination. I think sacrificing the ambition of a European great power for a broader scope would be a bad idea though. At least I do not see us immediately signing the constitution of some non-geographical federation of the free world with a real foreign policy, military power, etc.

    33. Haunting-Detail2025 on

      This sub is delusional if it thinks Japan is going to pick the EU over the US

    34. DeRpY_CUCUMBER on

      Biden already tried to do this. Macron freaked the fuck out at a symbolic NATO office in Japan. Also macrons constant sucking up to China is not going to bring Asian Allie’s on board. What did he say last year in China? Asian problems are not European problems. lol. Good luck getting Asian partners to join you in any meaningful way.

    39. DueAd9005 on

      People making these articles don’t really understand how close Japan is to the USA or how conservative they are. I’m grateful for Japan’s support regarding Ukraine, and we should definitely keep them as allies, but forming an EU-like union with them is just not very realistic (or even a good idea). For most of its democratic history, Japan has been ruled by one party…

    40. Pleasant_Race2717 on

      It’s a dumb idea and it would make the Union weaker not stronger. Our problem is not being integrated enough and having multiple countries pushing against the idea of integration all together. If we add to that the problem of being spread across the world and having to deal with security problems in basically every theatre, the Union would crumble as soon as it would be created

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