https://serhiiberezhnyi.substack.com/p/the-eu-still-isnt-ready-for-a-major

“Europe has found itself unprepared for a major war before. In the twentieth century, this happened on the eve of both world wars. And each time, the problem was not simply a lack of money or weapons. States were preparing for a war that turned out to be very different from the one they actually had to fight.”