The escalating crises of the European Union have left many American strategists smiling. Primacists scheming to prevent the emergence of an independent European superpower found the continent nowhere close to being ready to do away with the American pacifier. More prescient authors had warned of the dangers of monetary union in the absence of any serious labor market or fiscal integration. Others had warned of the threat posed by instability in regions next door. Yet others, of the Europeans’ shoddy record in assimilating Muslims in their midst. Still others, of the democratic deficit undermining the legitimacy of the European Union itself.
Europe's Escalating Crises
Europe's Escalating Crises
Europe's Escalating Crises
The escalating crises of the European Union have left many American strategists smiling. Primacists scheming to prevent the emergence of an independent European superpower found the continent nowhere close to being ready to do away with the American pacifier. More prescient authors had warned of the dangers of monetary union in the absence of any serious labor market or fiscal integration. Others had warned of the threat posed by instability in regions next door. Yet others, of the Europeans’ shoddy record in assimilating Muslims in their midst. Still others, of the democratic deficit undermining the legitimacy of the European Union itself.