I don't think it would

I also worked for a long time with KFOR NATO in Kosovo, 35 (at the time give or take) different nations (not all NATO members) working together to maintain peace in that part of the world. The General Officer Commanding used to alternate annually between Germany, France and the Italy, his/her political master is the Sec Gen of NATO.

If this v v lot can work together successfully (relative peace in the region since 1999 suggests it has been) then I reckon a European Force could do the same.

Contributing NATO countries:

Albania (10, joined 2009)
Bulgaria (11)
Canada (1,470 – now 5)
Croatia (20, joined 2009)
Czech Republic (97 – now 9)
Denmark (308 now 35)
Estonia – (122 – now 1)
France (7,000 – now 0)
Germany (8,500 – now 250)
Greece (1,000 – now 118)
Hungary (223 – now 197)
Italy (5,000 – now 600)
Lithuania (30, now 1)
Luxembourg (23 – now 0)
Montenegro (2, joined 2017)
Netherlands (3,600 – now 0)
Norway (2,300+ – now 4)
Poland (800 – now 230)
Portugal (now 4)
Romania (62 – now 60)
Slovenia (316)
Turkey (752 – now 402)
United Kingdom (7,000 troops – now 30)
United States of America (19,000 – now 621)

Contributing non-NATO countries
Armenia (35)
Austria (561 – now 450)
Chile (10)
Finland (395 – now 11)
Ireland (279 – now 12)
Sweden (1,100 – now 2)
Switzerland (220 – now 219)
Moldova (45)
Ukraine (1,300 – now 40)

Withdrawn countries
Morocco (170 – now 0)
Spain (1,712 – now 0)
Belgium (1,100 – now 0)
Latvia (20, now 0)
Iceland (5 – now 0)
United Arab Emirates (1,500 – now 0)
Russian Federation (4,000 – now 0) (w**kers)
India (800 – now 0)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (550 – 750 – now 0)
Argentina (200, now 0) – 2,000 to presentHospital (ret) + Combat Engineer company
Georgia (country) Georgia (182 – now 0)
Mongolia (40 – now 0)
Azerbaijan (34 – now 0)
Malaysia (? – now 0)
Philippines (457 UNMIK CivPol only – now 0)
Slovakia (0)

Given the rise and fall of Islamic State during this period and the ethnic mix in that part of the world, I'd say that was/is quite successful.

Posted By: Tombs on March 23rd 2019 at 15:12:00

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Best arguments for Leave (Betting) - Old Man, Mar 23, 10:42:18
- Fairer access to UK markets for developing nations (Betting) - CWC, Mar 23, 15:42:34
  - well... (Betting) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 23, 22:15:37
    - Ah fucksticks, wish I'd known that 3 years ago (Betting) - CWC, Mar 24, 11:26:32
- Oh hang on. I've found one (Betting) - Steve in Holland, Mar 23, 14:00:13
- I would like to see the Brexit discussion simplified to the point of (Betting) - Steve in Holland, Mar 23, 13:55:31
  - Precisely why a referendum was a catastrophically bad idea. You want to know what effect (Betting) - Higher Wrather, Mar 23, 14:08:43
    - it needs them to be able to think beyond the immediate and obvious (Betting) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 23, 14:17:18
      - Or how being part of a federal europe (Betting) - paulg, Mar 23, 15:00:15
        
        Paulg, why would that even play a part in the discussion right now? It is not currently (Betting) - Steve in Holland, Mar 23, 15:10:24
        
        as the law stands there would have to be a referendum for a change that big (Betting) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 23, 17:53:56
      - Simpler example.. (Betting) - Steve in Holland, Mar 23, 14:48:13
- There are other reasons. There's the EU (basically Germany and France) treatment of Greece (Betting) - Higher Wrather, Mar 23, 13:15:19
  - That's the David Owen argument (Betting) - biffbro, Mar 23, 17:42:45
  - We are/were one of those stronger nations (Betting) - CWC, Mar 23, 16:12:29
  - I see that as a subset of the federal europe/ sovereignty argument (n/m) (Betting) - paulg, Mar 23, 13:36:05
  - a disaster like EUFOR you mean? (Betting) - Tombs, Mar 23, 13:35:01
    - I imagine it becoming like the UN - well meant but pointless. But I know that I don't know (Betting) - Higher Wrather, Mar 23, 13:57:34
      - I don't think it would (Betting) - Tombs, Mar 23, 15:12:00
  - don't believe all you've been told about an EU army (Betting) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 23, 13:33:17
- Coming in here with your reasoned debate! Outrageous behaviour 👍 (n/m) (Betting) - Worthing Yellow, Mar 23, 12:55:01
- Good well reasoned post (Betting) - Tressells Broadbrush, Mar 23, 12:38:58
  - PS re tax havens I absolutely share your suspicions (n/m) (Betting) - Old Man, Mar 23, 12:59:08
  - On the sclerosis (Betting) - Old Man, Mar 23, 12:51:15
- If anything (Betting) - paulg, Mar 23, 12:19:21
  - I agree re federalism (Betting) - Old Man, Mar 23, 12:34:21
    - To some extent (Betting) - paulg, Mar 23, 13:09:35
    - although that argument against the Euro is a bit overblown imo (Betting) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 23, 12:50:13
      - I don't think it's overblown (Betting) - paulg, Mar 23, 13:02:26
        
        what's that claim based on? (Betting) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 23, 13:24:12
        
        Greece is now one of the best economic performers in the Eurozone according to the IMF (n/m) (Betting) - Steve in Holland, Mar 23, 13:04:56
        
        Any growth in Greece is a bubble (Betting) - Mecagoenti, Mar 23, 14:27:55
        
        BT is part owned by Deutsche Telekom. Associated British Ports is foreign-owned. BP is (Betting) - Steve in Holland, Mar 23, 15:29:08
        
        No, it's not different in many respects (Betting) - Mecagoenti, Mar 23, 16:02:49
      - Yeah this is fair (Betting) - Old Man, Mar 23, 12:54:23
- There is the left wing argument as well (Betting) - Mecagoenti, Mar 23, 11:07:22
  - The former is absolutely true (Betting) - Old Man, Mar 23, 11:19:28
    - Completely agree, that EU policies have definitely (Betting) - Mecagoenti, Mar 23, 11:41:49
    - Second para made no sense, try again (Betting) - Old Man, Mar 23, 11:22:02
- If I was a leaver (Betting) - CauldRon, Mar 23, 10:54:29
  - I am a leaver and you are 100% correct on this. The level of incompetence (Betting) - Basingstoke_Canary, Mar 23, 13:42:54

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