Year of Conflict Has Left Europe Forever Changed.

The article takes a look at the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the European Union (EU) and how a peace mentality paved the way to an embrace of military power in the pursuit of security and strategic objectives. Topics discussed are power as an instrument in foreign policy or geopolitical affairs, unintended consequences of the Russian war for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and Germany's abandonment of a peace culture by arming itself for European freedom.