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So is the threat of war between individual European states as much of a risk as it was 80+ years ago? I suspect it is not.

Maybe?

Right-wing nationalism has been on the rise over there. Few people directly remember the war now. But it was a rise of right-wing nationalism that led to WWII. With US dominance in the military sphere, none had enough of a military to engage in much aggression. Though, I remember about 30 years ago when the Balkans exploded...genocide...all that fun stuff. It didn't end until the US (mostly) ended it pretty decisively. If European nations arm-up enough, they would be more likely to act on old grudges...sometimes really old grudges...as in, older than the USofA. I don't really understand it, but I know it's there.

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