The Decline and Fall of the EU

[econ21]

I maintain that the greatest challenge to any national security is the end-of-growth event that will inevitably come some day in the future. But no one wants to hear about it.

End of growth of what? Population or economy? The latter has already happened in some countries. On the former, I am not sure I would write off economic growth just yet. Taking a long view, it has already really just started (industrial revolution & after). Taking a short view, the recent good fortunes of China and India suggest the same.

EDIT #1: Just noticed Doc_Bean beat me to my question.

EDIT #2: Just read the article. What a load of expletive deleted. UK immigrants are going to form a fifth column for a foreign power (which one exactly? the immigrants are incredibly divided in terms of nationality). Africans are going to start raiding the med? (I wish the continent were in a position to be as strong military relative to Europe as the Goths were to Rome). Yes, there may well be homegrown terrorism (July 7th anyone?) and possibly even Mediterranean piracy (already happens of West Africa). But to say this is going to lead to a "fall of Rome" kind of event is just too stupid.