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Calls for an “EU army” to be set up have increased since Donald Trump’s US election victory, but neutral Austria, at least, is handling the issue very carefully.

Chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs Elmar Brok expects the global order to “change dramatically”, as a result of Trump defeating Hillary Clinton. For decades, Europe has benefited from US-backed collective security, but that could change soon.

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