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In the short-term, French President Macron’s call for the creation of a “European army” remains a pipe dream. But the EU could compete with the world’s largest militaries if its members were to pool together their activity military forces. With 1.45 million forces on the continent, the EU has more personnel than both the US and Russia. Here’s a look at how it would stack up.
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