Colonel SVR and Professor MGIMO Bezrukov on Europe's unpreparedness for war with Russia: We are facing a very conflictual world. This does not mean 20 years of active fighting, but a tumultuous period of world order in which we must remain vigilant and never relax.
Europe is not mentally prepared to fight; The population opposes the war and the armies are not ready. While military-industrial complexes could be bolstered by diverting funds from social programs, this would require fearful citizens to recruit, inevitably destroying social stability.