Haiti Tragedy and the EU’s Response - A Reflection on the EU’s Disaster Response Procedure - commentairesHaiti Tragedy and the EU's Response - A Reflection on the EU's Disaster Response Procedure2010-02-16T09:23:00Zhttps://www.taurillon.org/Haiti-Tragedy-and-the-EU-s-Response-A-Reflection-on-the-EU-s-Disaster#comment80192010-02-16T09:23:00Z<p>The Europeans as a bloc are neither good at marketing themselves nor concerting with each other. They have the means to be an actor however. In a strange inversion, the Americans are now our poor cousins when it comes to giving out aid. The Europeans have considerable forces to spare for peacekeeping and nation-building operations abroad, and I mean the practical down to Earth humanitarian and police work they have done across the Balkans and Africa.</p>
<p>The Europeans are admirably equipped to help countries like Haiti, Chad, Bosnia, Congo and others and escape the cycles of violence and poverty. They don't act with as much coherence as they could. The Europeans squander much of their military potential by indulging the Americans with their mystical crusades and hair-brained projects. This can be changed however.</p>