Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage tore into the European Parliament as he unleashed his final tirade after 20 years as an MEP. He said: "A 47-year political experiment which the British have frankly never been very happy with. Not to flags anthems presidents and now you even want your own army.

Flashpoints: The Emerging Crisis in Europe. A major new book by New York Times bestselling author and geopolitical forecaster George Friedman (The Next 100 Years) with a bold thesis about coming events in Europe, this provocative work examines 'flashpoints'-unique geopolitical hotspots where tensions have erupted throughout history-and why conflict is due to emerge again.