– I sondaggi mostrano che molti maltesi non vogliono aumentare le spese per la difesa.
– Gli stessi sondaggi mostrano che si aspettano che l’UE difenda Malta se succede qualcosa.
– Ian Borg sostanzialmente dice: “Siamo neutrali, ma vogliamo comunque la protezione dell’UE”.
È come dire che non vuoi acquistare un’assicurazione ma ti aspetti comunque una copertura completa.
https://timesofmalta.com/article/maltese-want-invest-defence-want-eu-defend-island-ian-borg.1126034
We won’t invest in defence, but EU should defend us.
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His argument was instead of defence spending, since we wish to remain neutral, we would use that budget on humanitarian aid/expenditure.
there are a lot of things where the sovereignty of small Member States has to be maintained. Malta cannot field the same forces as countries that are 1000 times the population.
So we absolutely should find a niche instead. Humanitarian Aid would seem to the sweet spot.
Oh I’ve heard that before! European countries: we won’t fund NATO but we still want the Americans to protect us. It worked really well so far though!
Maltese people are mostly idiots (I am Maltese). They scream “Neutrality” while expecting the world to stop and come save us if someone looks at us badly.
Read a bit into WWII. When King George VI gave them the George Cross, like true Maltese they grumbled and bitched, that they want food not medals. Then, after the war, they proudly put the cross on the flag. These are the same people that blamed the British for bringing the war here in Malta ( as if Italy wouldn’t have invaded us if we were neutral), then proudly proclaimed that they would never surrender and that Malta saved the world from the Nazis (Although Malta was a thorn in Rommel’s side, I don’t see how the fall of Malta would change much in the real world).
Maltese want neutrality because it benefits them and avoids them actually doing something.