Thus the Financial Times today. “States unite to lobby alliance amid fears of Russian aggression,” explains the newspaper. The recent Pentagon plan to store weapons for as many as five-thousand American troops (sic) in several Baltic and Eastern European countries is ridiculous at best, it goes without saying. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization must put real military bases bristling with real soldiers along the Russian border, and as soon as possible. And the European Union must come up with an army capable of a real fight rather than mere political posturing. Although this is a tall order, it cannot be dodged any longer. One reason for these measures is Russia itself, for Putin is not kidding at all, but another reason is the coming unrest across much of Asia due to the ravages of climate change. The subcontinent is already hemorrhaging across Greece and the Balkans, but the immigrant onslaught will soon become unbearable without military protection worthy of that name. Why am I going on an on about this, though? Nobody is listening to me, to be sure. And nobody ever will. My wise words will feel almost soothing one fine day when the European Union hemorrhages across the entire eastern frontier. It was all foretold, at least. For neither NATO nor the vaunted Union will budge a finger to prepare for what is surely to come. Political posturing is all they are capable of at this juncture.