Israel has its best shot as an EU enclave surrounded by the Arab League.
What about the Caucasus (including Kurdistan)?
I'm thinking there would be room for the various central-asian Istans to band together. Iran is an oddball because it's Shiite, but if it becomes democratic that should not be a problem. guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
There can be a Mediterranean trade and cooperation area that straddles both EU and AL, but that is a different story. guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
Don't the Irish get taught in school about the GrecoRoman roots of Western civilization?
I'm sure I can come up with something about Ireland and Hungary. Let's see: Chritianity (Catholicism, actually); Indoeuropean Language. guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
Anyway, be sure I'll draw heavily from Richard Fletcher's writing of Richard Fletcher. guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
DANG. No, no Indo-European language here. Finno-Ugric. (Finnish and Estonian too.)
Personally I see no problem with an EU in which cultural ties aren't all-encompassing. (And Morocco long wants to join.) *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
Agreed, ties can be geographical, cultural, historical... guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
This king of thinking is part of why the EU needs to involve itself heavily in the Israel-Palestine issue, especially on the status of Jerusalem. guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
I also think that South America is more likely to join the EU than to join North America in any organised polity. Cuba will be a flashpoint for a long time... In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
