Neutrality Studies War Hysteria Is ENDING The EU Project | Ex-Ambassador Georges Martin
Dec 20, 2025
Georges Martin, a former Swiss diplomat, shares deep insights from his extensive career in international relations. He critiques European leaders for their warmongering rhetoric, warning that it pushes the continent closer to war. Martin discusses Europe’s dwindling influence in the Global South and reflects on missed opportunities after the USSR's collapse. He raises concerns about the EU’s transformation from peacekeeper to confrontational power. Ultimately, he advocates for a robust definition of Swiss neutrality while urging citizens to engage for peace.
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Words Can Start Wars
- Georges Martin warns Europe's wartime rhetoric is creating a far greater danger than at any time in history.
- He says leaders' warmongering words risk making a self-fulfilling slide into total war with Russia.
Post‑Cold War Missed Opportunity
- Martin dates the shift to renewed East-West tensions after the USSR's collapse and the Yugoslav wars.
- He argues Europe failed to seize post-Cold War reconciliation and was ill-prepared for renewed conflict.
EU Became A War Machine
- He says the EU turned from a 'machine for peace' into a 'machine for war' after 2022.
- Martin views the EU's singular focus on war as evidence of failure of Europe's original project.