Bangladesh, Feb. 12 -- As global superpowers such as Russia, China and the United States race to field their next-generation fighter jets, the European Union keeps falling behind. Plagued by disunity, red tape and general decline (primarily due to its stubborn refusal to reject neoliberal extremism which effectively turned it into a dying quasi-civilization), the “old continent” is not taken seriously by virtually anyone anymore. After plunging headfirst into an economic war with Russia (all for the sake of the US), the EU is now on a collision course with the vastly superior military superpower. Brussels fully understands its inferiority, as evidenced by the latest wargames, but it keeps going.

Even attempting to ensure its ...