Thanks 😊. It’s looking very complicated though.

I see. Actually I wish to learn to master MX Linux, but it doesn’t seem to be well documented.

Not finding it any more entertaining, now that l’m beginning to do some serious questioning ?

Instead of countering my perspective, you simply use an adjective out of the blue ??

A larger one, this time.

Old wine in new bottle !!

Who’s Andrew Neil ?

The Maastricht Treaty was a much later development. The story actually started with Benelux and Fig, with the ECSC as the foundation.

Foreign Policy was more about creating wars, if l remember my childhood history lessons right. That was how the first world war started. Before that Europe had been monarchies more or less. The second world war too was about foreign policies, but of a different kind. In fact, in the days that we live in, war is actually a foreign policy, be that the USA, Israel, India or Pakistan. That’s the reason why the Ukraine War is being glorified in Europe.

In fact, EU is the NATO(minus the USA and Canada) in essence. EU is the economic entity, while NATO is the defence system.

The entire organisational structure was being seeded since the cold war, but things gathered momentum after the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the EU became functional within a decade of the collapse of the mighty USSR.

In fact, it’s one huge geopolitics.

Now let’s dig deeper into why so many different economies were decided to melt into one ?? I mean, a country is supposed to be an economy, right ??

I remember, back in the 90s, there was a franc, a pound, a mark and a lira. The French franc wasn’t the same as the Swiss franc or the Belge franc.

Let’s get into the history. The forerunner to the EU was the EEC. Or am I mistaken ??

No ???

Wasn’t EU created to fight Soviet Communism ??

Ohh 😯😯😯

Sounds like the movement in Baluchistan.

Balochistan (also spelled Baluchistan) is a vast, historically significant region in West and South Asia, primarily known for its arid deserts, rugged mountains, strategic location, and the ethnic Baloch people.

Geography and DivisionThe region spans roughly three countries:Pakistan: The largest portion — Balochistan province (capital: Quetta). It covers ~44% of Pakistan’s land area but has only about 5-6% of its population (~14.9 million as of recent estimates). It’s the country’s largest but least densely populated province.

Iran: Sistan and Baluchestan province (plus parts of neighboring provinces).
Afghanistan: Smaller southern areas (e.g., parts of Nimruz, Helmand, Kandahar).

It borders the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman, with key features including the Makran coast, Gwadar port (in Pakistan), and rich mineral resources (copper, gold, natural gas, coal, etc.).People and CulturePrimarily inhabited by Baloch (Baluch) people, who speak Balochi (an Iranian language) and are mostly Sunni Muslims.
Tribal society with strong emphasis on kinship, hospitality, and traditional customs.
Other groups include Pashtuns, Brahuis, and smaller communities.

History in BriefAncient routes used by Alexander the Great’s army.
Home to the Khanate of Kalat (a historical Baloch confederacy).
Divided in the 19th-20th centuries by British colonial borders (e.g., the Goldsmith Line between Iran and British India/Pakistan).

After 1947, the Pakistani province was formally integrated, though with ongoing debates about autonomy.

Current ContextStrategic importance: Location along major trade routes, proximity to the Strait of Hormuz, and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with Gwadar port.
Challenges: Underdevelopment relative to size/resources, water scarcity, insurgencies/separatist movements (in both Pakistan and Iran), and issues like enforced disappearances and resource distribution grievances.

Rich in potential for energy and minerals, but faces harsh climate and infrastructure issues.

Absolutely 💯💯

In my country, it’s more or less peaceful, unless politically whipped up by the fundamentalist party in power. I suppose it’s as large as the EU.

Oh yes, the land of the Vikings have been fairly peaceful apart from those world wars.

https://feddit.online/c/news_from_the_subcontinent/p/1745368/mock-political-party-for-india-s-young-cockroaches-holds-first-protest-in-new-delhi

This is what’s happening in my country at the moment.