Just
months after the British voted to secede from the Union, the E.U.’s Counsel of
Ministers discussed “proposals for increased military cooperation” amid
concerns from the British state government as well as those of some eastern
States that “such collaboration could undermine” NATO.[1]
The proposals being discussed were “part of a push by European officials and
diplomats to strengthen European ties” after Britain’s vote to secede.[2]
I submit that both the expression, “military cooperation,” and Britain’s
involvement in the discussion are ill-fitting and inappropriate, respectively.
1. Julian E. Barnes, “EU Pushes for Deeper Defense Cooperation,” The Wall Street Journal, September 28,
2016.
2. Ibid.
