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The current trajectory of Europe echoes Cold War patterns, where fear was exploited to justify militarization and ideological divisions. The consensus among experts is that much of Europe’s current approach—fear-mongering, emphasizing external enemies, and suppressing dissent—is a strategic recycling of past mistakes.
However, the ongoing focus on portraying Russia as an existential threat risks entrenching a cycle of hostility, undermining the EU’s original pursuit of peace and stability. Rewriting history and perpetuating narratives of adversaries may impede learning from past errors, leading the continent into a deeper cycle of conflict and division.