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I had an interesting discussion with a colleague the other day concerning China and its rise in the world. We talked about how eventually... next 30 years, China will most likely be able to match the United States economically if not militarily; however, matching the 5 Eyes is an entirely different story.
The thing that intrigues me the most about this is that realistically The US, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand share remarkable similarities and for the most part have common interests in this world. One of the biggest problems with NATO is the fact that there is a growing fracture among members into factions within the alliance. On top of this the primary reason behind NATO's creation no longer exists. The Soviet Union is no longer a state and the Russian Federation, no matter how much they pretend to be, are not the Soviet Union.
So to start the discussion here, do the members of army.ca view the relationship between the US, Canada, the UK and Australia/New Zealand as increasingly important and is the 5 Eyes a realistic alternative to NATO in the future?
The thing that intrigues me the most about this is that realistically The US, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand share remarkable similarities and for the most part have common interests in this world. One of the biggest problems with NATO is the fact that there is a growing fracture among members into factions within the alliance. On top of this the primary reason behind NATO's creation no longer exists. The Soviet Union is no longer a state and the Russian Federation, no matter how much they pretend to be, are not the Soviet Union.
So to start the discussion here, do the members of army.ca view the relationship between the US, Canada, the UK and Australia/New Zealand as increasingly important and is the 5 Eyes a realistic alternative to NATO in the future?