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We have not had peace in Europe for 70 years, what about Yugoslavia, what about Northern Ireland, What about the Falklands (not in Europe I know, but part of the sovereign territory of a European country)? Was the cold war really peace? And European countries have been involved in numerous other wars, including starting them. A British soldier has died in action almost every year since WW2.
here is a list of wars in europe since WW2, it doesn't include police actions and peace keeping, such as Northern Ireland
Greek Civil War (Greece)
Invasion of Czechoslovakia (USSR)
Ten-Day War (Slovenia vs. Yugoslavia)
Croatian War of Independence (Croatia vs. Yugoslavia)
Georgian Civil War
East Prigorodny Conflict (Ingush militia vs. Russia)
War of Transnistria (Transnitria vs. Moldavia)
Bosnian War (Bosnia vs. Yugoslavia)
Albanian Rebellion
First Chechen War
War of Dagestan
Second Chechen War
Russo-Georgian war
2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine
2014 Crimean crisis
War in Donbass
2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine
Europe has enjoyed many years of peace previously, notably after the Napoleonic wars.
remaining in the EU actually represents one of the greatest threats to our security since the end of the cold war.
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Last edited by Tim Cullis; 10 Jun 2016 at 14:28.
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