Great Power contentions

[Furunculus]

Two enduring and implacable requirements for elective warfare in the modern era:
capability
willpower

Even if the EU fields the capability to deploy a brigade sized force into a theatre of war, I suspect it will never be employed in such a scenario!

willpower
The decision to commit to an open-ended spend in blood and treasure is not easily reached under lowest-common-denominator compromise haggling.