I think having our national armies more interconnected would be better than a federal army.

I simply fear the risk of having a federal army being abused at some point to intervene in internal / national affairs of an EU country is too high. Yes we’re living without mass civil unrest right now, but think about future possibilities. Imagine a country would experience a revolution or fall into a civil war. The federal army could be deployed and there’s no guarantee it will support the right side.

No veto rights for single member states regarding the army would help.

The Economist is always a piece too easily discarded.

It’s delusional to think Russia would have any chance. They failed to beat Ukraine before it received any military aid. A single nation. What makes anyone seriously think Russia could take on an entire military alliance?