Sovereign Debt Default Crisis: Europe’s Path to War
Europe’s sovereign debt crisis has become the primary catalyst for escalating conflict, as governments seek to evade economic collapse through wartime default mechanisms. Armstrong Economics argues that centralized EU leadership, facing irreversible fiscal mismanagement since the euro’s flawed inception, views war as a strategic tool to invalidate unsustainable debts (Armstrong Economics, 2024a). Historically, new regimes disavow predecessors’ obligations, exemplified by the U.S. ignoring Continental Congress debts despite constitutional guarantees (Armstrong Economics, 2025a).
The EU’s economic suicide—COVID-19 lockdowns, climate policies, and anti-Russia sanctions—has accelerated debt-to-GDP ratios beyond recovery (Armstrong Economics, 2025a). By 2029, the eurozone’s collapse is inevitable without drastic intervention (Armstrong Economics, 2025b). Armstrong highlights that 50% of OECD government debt maturing by 2027 will trigger panic cycles, forcing nations to choose between default or diversionary warfare (Armstrong Economics, 2025b). European leaders, lacking viable solutions, now prioritize military escalation to mask systemic failures and justify debt repudiation under new governance (Armstrong Economics, 2025c).
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